diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index fa3135b9bf04..eb90cd59a0ec 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ xfs_trans_apply_sb_deltas(
 		whole = 1;
 	}
 
+	xfs_trans_buf_set_type(tp, bp, XFS_BLFT_SB_BUF);
 	if (whole)
 		/*
 		 * Log the whole thing, the fields are noncontiguous.