diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfcommands.py
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
                         removed += 1
 
         # largefile processing might be slow and be interrupted - be prepared
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
         if lfiles:
             lfiles = [f for f in lfiles if f not in dropped]
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@
 
                 lfutil.synclfdirstate(repo, lfdirstate, lfile, normallookup)
 
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
         if lfiles:
             statuswriter(
                 _(b'%d largefiles updated, %d removed\n') % (updated, removed)
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/lfutil.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     def _ignore(self, f):
         return False
 
-    def write(self, tr=False):
+    def write(self, tr):
         # (1) disable PENDING mode always
         #     (lfdirstate isn't yet managed as a part of the transaction)
         # (2) avoid develwarn 'use dirstate.write with ....'
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@
             lfile = splitstandin(f)
             if lfile is not None:
                 synclfdirstate(repo, lfdirstate, lfile, False)
-    lfdirstate.write()
+    lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
     # As part of committing, copy all of the largefiles into the cache.
     #
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/overrides.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
                 )
                 standins.append(standinname)
                 lfdirstate.set_tracked(f)
-            lfdirstate.write()
+            lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
             bad += [
                 lfutil.splitstandin(f)
                 for f in repo[None].add(standins)
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
         for f in remove:
             lfdirstate.set_untracked(lfutil.splitstandin(f))
 
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
     return result
 
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
                 )
                 # make sure lfile doesn't get synclfdirstate'd as normal
                 lfdirstate.update_file(lfile, p1_tracked=False, wc_tracked=True)
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
     return orig(repo, actions, branchmerge, getfiledata)
 
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@
                     util.copyfile(repo.wjoin(srclfile), repo.wjoin(destlfile))
 
                 lfdirstate.set_tracked(destlfile)
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
     except error.Abort as e:
         if e.message != _(b'no files to copy'):
             raise e
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@
     with repo.wlock():
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
         s = lfutil.lfdirstatestatus(lfdirstate, repo)
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
         for lfile in s.modified:
             lfutil.updatestandin(repo, lfile, lfutil.standin(lfile))
         for lfile in s.deleted:
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@
         lfdirstate = lfutil.openlfdirstate(ui, repo)
         for f in forget:
             lfdirstate.set_untracked(f)
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
         standins = [lfutil.standin(f) for f in forget]
         for f in standins:
             repo.wvfs.unlinkpath(f, ignoremissing=True)
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@
         # interrupted before largefiles and lfdirstate are synchronized
         for lfile in oldclean:
             lfdirstate.set_possibly_dirty(lfile)
-        lfdirstate.write()
+        lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
         oldstandins = lfutil.getstandinsstate(repo)
         wc = kwargs.get('wc')
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@
             # all the ones that didn't change as clean
             for lfile in oldclean.difference(filelist):
                 lfdirstate.update_file(lfile, p1_tracked=True, wc_tracked=True)
-            lfdirstate.write()
+            lfdirstate.write(repo.currenttransaction())
 
             if branchmerge or force or partial:
                 filelist.extend(s.deleted + s.removed)
diff --git a/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py b/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
--- a/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
+++ b/hgext/largefiles/reposetup.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
                     ]
 
                 if gotlock:
-                    lfdirstate.write()
+                    lfdirstate.write(self.currenttransaction())
 
             self.lfstatus = True
             return scmutil.status(*result)