diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index a367d62572c1..a0364f16e790 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -6012,8 +6012,7 @@ static int log_new_dir_dentries(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 			di = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, i, struct btrfs_dir_item);
 			type = btrfs_dir_type(leaf, di);
-			if (btrfs_dir_transid(leaf, di) < trans->transid &&
-			    type != BTRFS_FT_DIR)
+			if (btrfs_dir_transid(leaf, di) < trans->transid)
 				continue;
 			btrfs_dir_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, di, &di_key);
 			if (di_key.type == BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY)