diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index f5fbe57..71549d1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2267,9 +2267,7 @@
 				BUG_ON(ret);
 				kfree(extent_op);
 
-				cond_resched();
-				spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
-				continue;
+				goto next;
 			}
 
 			list_del_init(&locked_ref->cluster);
@@ -2289,7 +2287,11 @@
 		btrfs_put_delayed_ref(ref);
 		kfree(extent_op);
 		count++;
-
+next:
+		do_chunk_alloc(trans, root->fs_info->extent_root,
+			       2 * 1024 * 1024,
+			       btrfs_get_alloc_profile(root, 0),
+			       CHUNK_ALLOC_NO_FORCE);
 		cond_resched();
 		spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 	}
@@ -2317,6 +2319,10 @@
 	if (root == root->fs_info->extent_root)
 		root = root->fs_info->tree_root;
 
+	do_chunk_alloc(trans, root->fs_info->extent_root,
+		       2 * 1024 * 1024, btrfs_get_alloc_profile(root, 0),
+		       CHUNK_ALLOC_NO_FORCE);
+
 	delayed_refs = &trans->transaction->delayed_refs;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cluster);
 again:
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 81376d9..360c2df 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -467,19 +467,12 @@
 
 	btrfs_trans_release_metadata(trans, root);
 	trans->block_rsv = NULL;
-	while (count < 4) {
+	while (count < 2) {
 		unsigned long cur = trans->delayed_ref_updates;
 		trans->delayed_ref_updates = 0;
 		if (cur &&
 		    trans->transaction->delayed_refs.num_heads_ready > 64) {
 			trans->delayed_ref_updates = 0;
-
-			/*
-			 * do a full flush if the transaction is trying
-			 * to close
-			 */
-			if (trans->transaction->delayed_refs.flushing)
-				cur = 0;
 			btrfs_run_delayed_refs(trans, root, cur);
 		} else {
 			break;