diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index fe86a668a57e..6e4c7446c3d4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -526,13 +526,14 @@ xfs_cui_recover(
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
 	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		goto abort_error;
+		goto abort_defer;
 	set_bit(XFS_CUI_RECOVERED, &cuip->cui_flags);
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 	return error;
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
+abort_defer:
 	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;