diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 73a36b7be3bd..fd2ad6a3019c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -851,9 +851,6 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 			rblocks = 0;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Allocate and setup the transaction.
-		 */
 		error = xfs_trans_alloc_inode(ip, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write,
 				dblocks, rblocks, false, &tp);
 		if (error)
@@ -870,9 +867,9 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 		if (error)
 			goto error;
 
-		/*
-		 * Complete the transaction
-		 */
+		ip->i_diflags |= XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC;
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
 		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		if (error)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 020e0a412287..8cd0c3df253f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -909,7 +909,6 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 	struct inode		*inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	long			error;
-	enum xfs_prealloc_flags	flags = 0;
 	uint			iolock = XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL | XFS_MMAPLOCK_EXCL;
 	loff_t			new_size = 0;
 	bool			do_file_insert = false;
@@ -1007,8 +1006,6 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 		}
 		do_file_insert = true;
 	} else {
-		flags |= XFS_PREALLOC_SET;
-
 		if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) &&
 		    offset + len > i_size_read(inode)) {
 			new_size = offset + len;
@@ -1059,11 +1056,6 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 			if (error)
 				goto out_unlock;
 		}
-
-		error = xfs_update_prealloc_flags(ip, XFS_PREALLOC_SET);
-		if (error)
-			goto out_unlock;
-
 	}
 
 	/* Change file size if needed */