return ret;
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_replace_extent_rec(struct inode *inode,
+                                   handle_t *handle,
+                                   struct ocfs2_path *path,
+                                   struct ocfs2_extent_list *el,
+                                   int split_index,
+                                   struct ocfs2_extent_rec *split_rec)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = ocfs2_path_bh_journal_access(handle, inode, path,
+                                          path_num_items(path) - 1);
+       if (ret) {
+               mlog_errno(ret);
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       el->l_recs[split_index] = *split_rec;
+
+       ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, path_leaf_bh(path));
+out:
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Mark part or all of the extent record at split_index in the leaf
  * pointed to by path as written. This removes the unwritten
 
        if (ctxt.c_contig_type == CONTIG_NONE) {
                if (ctxt.c_split_covers_rec)
-                       el->l_recs[split_index] = *split_rec;
+                       ret = ocfs2_replace_extent_rec(inode, handle,
+                                                      path, el,
+                                                      split_index, split_rec);
                else
                        ret = ocfs2_split_and_insert(inode, handle, path, et,
                                                     &last_eb_bh, split_index,