diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 2be5e5c..a19e923 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -1559,9 +1559,15 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * xfs_log_sbcount
+ *
  * Called either periodically to keep the on disk superblock values
  * roughly up to date or from unmount to make sure the values are
  * correct on a clean unmount.
+ *
+ * Note this code can be called during the process of freezing, so
+ * we may need to use the transaction allocator which does not not
+ * block when the transaction subsystem is in its frozen state.
  */
 int
 xfs_log_sbcount(
@@ -1583,13 +1589,7 @@
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_haslazysbcount(&mp->m_sb))
 		return 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * We can be called during the process of freezing, so make sure
-	 * we go ahead even if the frozen for new transactions.  We will
-	 * always use a sync transaction in the freeze path to make sure
-	 * the transaction has completed by the time we return.
-	 */
-	tp = _xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_SB_COUNT, KM_SLEEP, false);
+	tp = _xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_SB_COUNT, KM_SLEEP);
 	error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize + 128, 0, 0,
 					XFS_DEFAULT_LOG_COUNT);
 	if (error) {