diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index f47ecee8d437..c9c8e8230b21 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -2349,8 +2349,7 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 	}
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-
-	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
 	if ((attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_DMI) == 0) {
 		ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISUID;
@@ -2375,10 +2374,5 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 	if (attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_SYNC)
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
-
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
-
-	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-
-	return error;
+	return xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 }