diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index ceda3a2..7858703 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@
 #define BUF_BUSY		XBF_DONT_BLOCK
 
 #define XFS_BUF_BFLAGS(bp)	((bp)->b_flags)
-#define XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp)	\
-	((bp)->b_flags &= ~(XBF_READ|XBF_WRITE|XBF_ASYNC|XBF_DELWRI))
+#define XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= \
+		~(XBF_READ|XBF_WRITE|XBF_ASYNC|XBF_DELWRI|XBF_ORDERED))
 
 #define XFS_BUF_STALE(bp)	((bp)->b_flags |= XFS_B_STALE)
 #define XFS_BUF_UNSTALE(bp)	((bp)->b_flags &= ~XFS_B_STALE)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index e730328..21ac1a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@
 	ops = iclog->ic_header.h_num_logops;
 	INT_SET(iclog->ic_header.h_num_logops, ARCH_CONVERT, ops);
 
-	bp	    = iclog->ic_bp;
+	bp = iclog->ic_bp;
 	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE2(bp, unsigned long) == (unsigned long)1);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE2(bp, (unsigned long)2);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, BLOCK_LSN(INT_GET(iclog->ic_header.h_lsn, ARCH_CONVERT)));
@@ -1430,15 +1430,14 @@
 	}
 	XFS_BUF_SET_PTR(bp, (xfs_caddr_t) &(iclog->ic_header), count);
 	XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE(bp, iclog);	/* save for later */
+	XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
 	/*
 	 * Do an ordered write for the log block.
-	 *
-	 * It may not be needed to flush the first split block in the log wrap
-	 * case, but do it anyways to be safe -AK
+	 * Its unnecessary to flush the first split block in the log wrap case.
 	 */
-	if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)
+	if (!split && (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER))
 		XFS_BUF_ORDERED(bp);
 
 	ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp) <= log->l_logBBsize-1);
@@ -1460,7 +1459,7 @@
 		return error;
 	}
 	if (split) {
-		bp		= iclog->ic_log->l_xbuf;
+		bp = iclog->ic_log->l_xbuf;
 		ASSERT(XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE2(bp, unsigned long) ==
 							(unsigned long)1);
 		XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE2(bp, (unsigned long)2);
@@ -1468,6 +1467,7 @@
 		XFS_BUF_SET_PTR(bp, (xfs_caddr_t)((__psint_t)&(iclog->ic_header)+
 					    (__psint_t)count), split);
 		XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE(bp, iclog);
+		XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
 		XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
 		XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
 		if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)