xfs_buf_delwri_split(
        xfs_buftarg_t   *target,
        struct list_head *list,
-       unsigned long   age,
-       int             flags)
+       unsigned long   age)
 {
        xfs_buf_t       *bp, *n;
        struct list_head *dwq = &target->bt_delwrite_queue;
        spinlock_t      *dwlk = &target->bt_delwrite_lock;
        int             skipped = 0;
+       int             force;
 
+       force = test_and_clear_bit(XBT_FORCE_FLUSH, &target->bt_flags);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
        spin_lock(dwlk);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(bp, n, dwq, b_list) {
                ASSERT(bp->b_flags & XBF_DELWRI);
 
                if (!xfs_buf_ispin(bp) && !xfs_buf_cond_lock(bp)) {
-                       if (!(flags & XBT_FORCE_FLUSH) &&
+                       if (!force &&
                            time_before(jiffies, bp->b_queuetime + age)) {
                                xfs_buf_unlock(bp);
                                break;
                        xfs_buf_timer_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 
                xfs_buf_delwri_split(target, &tmp,
-                               xfs_buf_age_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10),
-                               test_bit(XBT_FORCE_FLUSH, &target->bt_flags)
-                                               ? XBT_FORCE_FLUSH : 0);
+                               xfs_buf_age_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10));
 
                count = 0;
                while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
                if (count)
                        blk_run_address_space(target->bt_mapping);
 
-               clear_bit(XBT_FORCE_FLUSH, &target->bt_flags);
        } while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
        return 0;
        xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfsdatad_workqueue);
        xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfslogd_workqueue);
 
-       pincount = xfs_buf_delwri_split(target, &tmp, 0, XBT_FORCE_FLUSH);
+       set_bit(XBT_FORCE_FLUSH, &target->bt_flags);
+       pincount = xfs_buf_delwri_split(target, &tmp, 0);
 
        /*
         * Dropped the delayed write list lock, now walk the temporary list