diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 4e204bb..c7e7506 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1065,32 +1065,25 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static int btrfs_update_delayed_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-				      struct btrfs_root *root,
-				      struct btrfs_path *path,
-				      struct btrfs_delayed_node *node)
+static int __btrfs_update_delayed_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+					struct btrfs_root *root,
+					struct btrfs_path *path,
+					struct btrfs_delayed_node *node)
 {
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	struct btrfs_inode_item *inode_item;
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
 	int ret;
 
-	mutex_lock(&node->mutex);
-	if (!node->inode_dirty) {
-		mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	key.objectid = node->inode_id;
 	btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY);
 	key.offset = 0;
+
 	ret = btrfs_lookup_inode(trans, root, path, &key, 1);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
-		mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1105,11 +1098,28 @@
 
 	btrfs_delayed_inode_release_metadata(root, node);
 	btrfs_release_delayed_inode(node);
-	mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int btrfs_update_delayed_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+					     struct btrfs_root *root,
+					     struct btrfs_path *path,
+					     struct btrfs_delayed_node *node)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&node->mutex);
+	if (!node->inode_dirty) {
+		mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ret = __btrfs_update_delayed_inode(trans, root, path, node);
+	mutex_unlock(&node->mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline int
 __btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_items(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   struct btrfs_path *path,
@@ -1230,6 +1240,60 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
+	struct btrfs_delayed_node *delayed_node = btrfs_get_delayed_node(inode);
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	struct btrfs_block_rsv *block_rsv;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!delayed_node)
+		return 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&delayed_node->mutex);
+	if (!delayed_node->inode_dirty) {
+		mutex_unlock(&delayed_node->mutex);
+		btrfs_release_delayed_node(delayed_node);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&delayed_node->mutex);
+
+	trans = btrfs_join_transaction(delayed_node->root);
+	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(trans);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
+	if (!path) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto trans_out;
+	}
+	path->leave_spinning = 1;
+
+	block_rsv = trans->block_rsv;
+	trans->block_rsv = &delayed_node->root->fs_info->delayed_block_rsv;
+
+	mutex_lock(&delayed_node->mutex);
+	if (delayed_node->inode_dirty)
+		ret = __btrfs_update_delayed_inode(trans, delayed_node->root,
+						   path, delayed_node);
+	else
+		ret = 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&delayed_node->mutex);
+
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	trans->block_rsv = block_rsv;
+trans_out:
+	btrfs_end_transaction(trans, delayed_node->root);
+	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(delayed_node->root);
+out:
+	btrfs_release_delayed_node(delayed_node);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void btrfs_remove_delayed_node(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct btrfs_delayed_node *delayed_node;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
index 4f808e1..78b6ad0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
 /* Used for evicting the inode. */
 void btrfs_remove_delayed_node(struct inode *inode);
 void btrfs_kill_delayed_inode_items(struct inode *inode);
+int btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_inode(struct inode *inode);
 
 
 int btrfs_delayed_update_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index ca7ace7..1ea0988 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3904,6 +3904,12 @@
 		goto no_delete;
 	}
 
+	ret = btrfs_commit_inode_delayed_inode(inode);
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
+		goto no_delete;
+	}
+
 	rsv = btrfs_alloc_block_rsv(root, BTRFS_BLOCK_RSV_TEMP);
 	if (!rsv) {
 		btrfs_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
@@ -3941,7 +3947,7 @@
 			goto no_delete;
 		}
 
-		trans = btrfs_start_transaction_lflush(root, 1);
+		trans = btrfs_join_transaction(root);
 		if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 			btrfs_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
 			btrfs_free_block_rsv(root, rsv);
@@ -3955,9 +3961,6 @@
 			break;
 
 		trans->block_rsv = &root->fs_info->trans_block_rsv;
-		ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
-		BUG_ON(ret);
-
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 		trans = NULL;
 		btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);