diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 83b1e8c6c18f..e6036f56241c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -972,16 +972,17 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
 		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
+		tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, startoffset_fsb,
 					allocatesize_fsb, alloc_type, &firstfsb,
-					resblks, imapp, &nimaps, &dfops);
+					resblks, imapp, &nimaps, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
 
 		/*
 		 * Complete the transaction
 		 */
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 55876dd02f0c..8e1f3b451ee4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -255,17 +255,18 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	 * caller gave to us.
 	 */
 	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
+	tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 	nimaps = 1;
 	error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, offset_fsb, count_fsb,
 				bmapi_flags, &firstfsb, resblks, imap,
-				&nimaps, &dfops);
+				&nimaps, tp->t_dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
 	/*
 	 * Complete the transaction
 	 */
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	return error;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 	xfs_trans_unreserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, (long)qblocks, 0, quota_flag);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
@@ -717,6 +718,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 			xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
 			xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
+			tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 
 			/*
 			 * it is possible that the extents have changed since
@@ -772,11 +774,11 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 			error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, map_start_fsb,
 						count_fsb, flags, &first_block,
 						nres, imap, &nimaps,
-						&dfops);
+						tp->t_dfops);
 			if (error)
 				goto trans_cancel;
 
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 			if (error)
 				goto trans_cancel;
 
@@ -810,7 +812,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 	}
 
 trans_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 error0:
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
@@ -878,10 +880,11 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 		 * Modify the unwritten extent state of the buffer.
 		 */
 		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
+		tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 		nimaps = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, offset_fsb, count_fsb,
 					XFS_BMAPI_CONVERT, &firstfsb, resblks,
-					&imap, &nimaps, &dfops);
+					&imap, &nimaps, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error_on_bmapi_transaction;
 
@@ -901,7 +904,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 			xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 		}
 
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error_on_bmapi_transaction;
 
@@ -928,7 +931,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 	return 0;
 
 error_on_bmapi_transaction:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
index ff10b5e70029..1ff9ef1d65ba 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c
@@ -429,19 +429,20 @@ xfs_reflink_allocate_cow(
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
 	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
+	tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 	nimaps = 1;
 
 	/* Allocate the entire reservation as unwritten blocks. */
 	error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, imap->br_startoff, imap->br_blockcount,
 			XFS_BMAPI_COWFORK | XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC, &first_block,
-			resblks, imap, &nimaps, &dfops);
+			resblks, imap, &nimaps, tp->t_dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
 	xfs_inode_set_cowblocks_tag(ip);
 
 	/* Finish up. */
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ xfs_reflink_allocate_cow(
 convert:
 	return xfs_reflink_convert_cow_extent(ip, imap, offset_fsb, count_fsb);
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 	xfs_trans_unreserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, (long)resblks, 0,
 			XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 329d4d26c13e..312d410d91fb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -788,13 +788,14 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
 		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstblock);
+		tp->t_dfops = &dfops;
 		/*
 		 * Allocate blocks to the bitmap file.
 		 */
 		nmap = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, oblocks, nblocks - oblocks,
 					XFS_BMAPI_METADATA, &firstblock,
-					resblks, &map, &nmap, &dfops);
+					resblks, &map, &nmap, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (!error && nmap < 1)
 			error = -ENOSPC;
 		if (error)
@@ -802,7 +803,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		/*
 		 * Free any blocks freed up in the transaction, then commit.
 		 */
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 	return 0;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index e347a3db018f..6825a31727d1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, first_fsb, fs_blocks,
 				  XFS_BMAPI_METADATA, &first_block, resblks,
-				  mval, &nmaps, &dfops);
+				  mval, &nmaps, tp->t_dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, tp->t_dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	return 0;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(tp->t_dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 out_release_inode:
