diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
index c23826685d3d0b9da814b324ef13c2e6008bdd57..200f59138b8aed05029d0f1a8aec3a41bfac892b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.h
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ extern struct list_head *xfs_get_buftarg_list(void);
 #define xfs_getsize_buftarg(buftarg)	block_size((buftarg)->bt_bdev)
 #define xfs_readonly_buftarg(buftarg)	bdev_read_only((buftarg)->bt_bdev)
 
-#define xfs_binval(buftarg)		xfs_flush_buftarg(buftarg, 1)
 #define XFS_bflush(buftarg)		xfs_flush_buftarg(buftarg, 1)
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_BUF_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index a957e437bee1f4355dade7b94061f5ba1121f0ab..e8fe1cb54094754c16e67f6af5a880654cbbc266 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 
 
-STATIC void	xfs_unmountfs_wait(xfs_mount_t *);
-
-
 #ifdef HAVE_PERCPU_SB
 STATIC void	xfs_icsb_balance_counter(xfs_mount_t *, xfs_sb_field_t,
 						int);
@@ -1496,11 +1493,6 @@ xfs_unmountfs(
 	 */
 	xfs_log_force(mp, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
 
-	xfs_binval(mp->m_ddev_targp);
-	if (mp->m_rtdev_targp) {
-		xfs_binval(mp->m_rtdev_targp);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Unreserve any blocks we have so that when we unmount we don't account
 	 * the reserved free space as used. This is really only necessary for
@@ -1526,7 +1518,16 @@ xfs_unmountfs(
 		xfs_warn(mp, "Unable to update superblock counters. "
 				"Freespace may not be correct on next mount.");
 	xfs_unmountfs_writesb(mp);
-	xfs_unmountfs_wait(mp); 		/* wait for async bufs */
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure all buffers have been flushed and completed before
+	 * unmounting the log.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_flush_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp, 1);
+	if (error)
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%d busy buffers during unmount.", error);
+	xfs_wait_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp);
+
 	xfs_log_unmount_write(mp);
 	xfs_log_unmount(mp);
 	xfs_uuid_unmount(mp);
@@ -1537,16 +1538,6 @@ xfs_unmountfs(
 	xfs_free_perag(mp);
 }
 
-STATIC void
-xfs_unmountfs_wait(xfs_mount_t *mp)
-{
-	if (mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp)
-		xfs_wait_buftarg(mp->m_logdev_targp);
-	if (mp->m_rtdev_targp)
-		xfs_wait_buftarg(mp->m_rtdev_targp);
-	xfs_wait_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp);
-}
-
 int
 xfs_fs_writable(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {