diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 0b02c64..4184085 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 int
 xfs_log_need_covered(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {
-	int		needed = 0, gen;
+	int		needed = 0;
 	xlog_t		*log = mp->m_log;
 
 	if (!xfs_fs_writable(mp))
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@
 	spin_lock(&log->l_icloglock);
 	if (((log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED) ||
 		(log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED2))
-			&& !xfs_trans_first_ail(mp, &gen)
+			&& !xfs_trans_first_ail(mp, NULL)
 			&& xlog_iclogs_empty(log)) {
 		if (log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED)
 			log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE;