diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 4f36f8832b9b1b167321e119260da82d89b4cdf0..aad77e4f61b574a3b29bb253a01e29046c70da55 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (error == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);