diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index ac0fd32..98bbd8f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -145,12 +145,10 @@
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	int			error;
 
-	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(ip->i_mount, XFS_TRANS_WRITEID);
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, &M_RES(ip->i_mount)->tr_writeid, 0, 0);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
+	error = xfs_trans_alloc(ip->i_mount, &M_RES(ip->i_mount)->tr_writeid,
+			0, 0, 0, &tp);
+	if (error)
 		return error;
-	}
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);