diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index 512ff646d01c979083ce0a577a65d0b23a5af50b..4e3f9bbe01418717b5c2ca28693f568a6d28c77e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ xfsaild_push(
 
 			if (!IOP_PUSHBUF(lip)) {
 				stuck++;
-				flush_log = 1;
+				ailp->xa_log_flush++;
 			} else {
 				ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
 			}