diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
index 04cc08a..865eeb6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Get a log_item_desc to point at the new item.
 	 */
-	(void) xfs_trans_add_item(tp, (xfs_log_item_t*)(iip));
+	xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &iip->ili_item);
 
 	xfs_trans_inode_broot_debug(ip);
 
@@ -144,17 +144,12 @@
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip,
 	uint		flags)
 {
-	xfs_log_item_desc_t	*lidp;
-
 	ASSERT(ip->i_transp == tp);
 	ASSERT(ip->i_itemp != NULL);
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
 
-	lidp = xfs_trans_find_item(tp, (xfs_log_item_t*)(ip->i_itemp));
-	ASSERT(lidp != NULL);
-
 	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	lidp->lid_flags |= XFS_LID_DIRTY;
+	ip->i_itemp->ili_item.li_desc->lid_flags |= XFS_LID_DIRTY;
 
 	/*
 	 * Always OR in the bits from the ili_last_fields field.