diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 10be51290a27e887c7cc503dbbb21ef4cc82301e..be4648bc7a2f8febe584a999040599bac87edfb6 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -248,8 +248,12 @@ static void journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 				bufs = 0;
 				goto write_out_data;
 			}
-		}
-		else {
+		} else if (!locked && buffer_locked(bh)) {
+			__journal_file_buffer(jh, commit_transaction,
+						BJ_Locked);
+			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
+			put_bh(bh);
+		} else {
 			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "writeout complete: unfile");
 			__journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
 			jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);