diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index f06c275..32d10a6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1173,8 +1173,11 @@
 			ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, root,
 						    file->f_dentry);
 			if (ret == 0) {
-				btrfs_sync_log(trans, root);
-				btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+				ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, root);
+				if (ret == 0)
+					btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+				else
+					btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 			} else {
 				btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 			}
@@ -1266,8 +1269,11 @@
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 	} else {
-		btrfs_sync_log(trans, root);
-		ret = btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+		ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, root);
+		if (ret == 0)
+			ret = btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+		else
+			ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out: