diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 744553c83fe2..b0c7134162fb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3697,7 +3697,8 @@ static int btrfs_log_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			ret = btrfs_truncate_inode_items(trans, log,
 							 inode, 0, 0);
 		} else if (test_and_clear_bit(BTRFS_INODE_COPY_EVERYTHING,
-					      &BTRFS_I(inode)->runtime_flags)) {
+					      &BTRFS_I(inode)->runtime_flags) ||
+			   inode_only == LOG_INODE_EXISTS) {
 			if (inode_only == LOG_INODE_ALL)
 				fast_search = true;
 			max_key.type = BTRFS_XATTR_ITEM_KEY;