diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index c92d9b83bb38..a7db3ed6ac88 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -9458,6 +9458,8 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 		/* force full log commit if subvolume involved. */
 		btrfs_set_log_full_commit(root->fs_info, trans);
 	} else {
+		btrfs_pin_log_trans(root);
+		root_log_pinned = true;
 		ret = btrfs_insert_inode_ref(trans, dest,
 					     new_dentry->d_name.name,
 					     new_dentry->d_name.len,
@@ -9465,8 +9467,6 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 					     btrfs_ino(new_dir), old_idx);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_fail;
-		btrfs_pin_log_trans(root);
-		root_log_pinned = true;
 	}
 
 	/* And now for the dest. */
@@ -9474,6 +9474,8 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 		/* force full log commit if subvolume involved. */
 		btrfs_set_log_full_commit(dest->fs_info, trans);
 	} else {
+		btrfs_pin_log_trans(dest);
+		dest_log_pinned = true;
 		ret = btrfs_insert_inode_ref(trans, root,
 					     old_dentry->d_name.name,
 					     old_dentry->d_name.len,
@@ -9481,8 +9483,6 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 					     btrfs_ino(old_dir), new_idx);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_fail;
-		btrfs_pin_log_trans(dest);
-		dest_log_pinned = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Update inode version and ctime/mtime. */