diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index c3810c6430d9d..044300db5e228 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -5064,15 +5064,13 @@ static int maybe_insert_hole(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_inode *inode,
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
-	 * Still need to make sure the inode looks like it's been updated so
-	 * that any holes get logged if we fsync.
+	 * If NO_HOLES is enabled, we don't need to do anything.
+	 * Later, up in the call chain, either btrfs_set_inode_last_sub_trans()
+	 * or btrfs_update_inode() will be called, which guarantee that the next
+	 * fsync will know this inode was changed and needs to be logged.
 	 */
-	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, NO_HOLES)) {
-		inode->last_trans = fs_info->generation;
-		inode->last_sub_trans = root->log_transid;
-		inode->last_log_commit = root->last_log_commit;
+	if (btrfs_fs_incompat(fs_info, NO_HOLES))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * 1 - for the one we're dropping