diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index a2f7422..405a41a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@
 		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: AIL initialisation failed: error %d", error);
 		goto error;
 	}
+	mp->m_log->l_ailp = mp->m_ail;
 
 	/*
 	 * skip log recovery on a norecovery mount.  pretend it all
@@ -908,7 +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_ail_tail(mp->m_ail)
+			&& !xfs_trans_ail_tail(log->l_ailp)
 			&& xlog_iclogs_empty(log)) {
 		if (log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED)
 			log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE;