diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index 2b98d893cda9381835d44ae04dde605fa894312c..731bbfdbce5b9ee8e22c53389d32cac8a8eb81d1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ handle_t *__ext4_journal_start_reserved(handle_t *handle, unsigned int line,
 		return ext4_get_nojournal();
 
 	sb = handle->h_journal->j_private;
-	trace_ext4_journal_start_reserved(sb, handle->h_buffer_credits,
-					  _RET_IP_);
+	trace_ext4_journal_start_reserved(sb,
+				jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle), _RET_IP_);
 	err = ext4_journal_check_start(sb);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		jbd2_journal_free_reserved(handle);
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ int __ext4_journal_ensure_credits(handle_t *handle, int check_cred,
 {
 	if (!ext4_handle_valid(handle))
 		return 0;
-	if (handle->h_buffer_credits >= check_cred)
+	if (jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle) >= check_cred)
 		return 0;
 	return ext4_journal_extend(handle,
-				   extend_cred - handle->h_buffer_credits);
+			   extend_cred - jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle));
 }
 
 static void ext4_journal_abort_handle(const char *caller, unsigned int line,
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, unsigned int line,
 				       handle->h_type,
 				       handle->h_line_no,
 				       handle->h_requested_credits,
-				       handle->h_buffer_credits, err);
+				       jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle), err);
 				return err;
 			}
 			ext4_error_inode(inode, where, line,
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, unsigned int line,
 					 handle->h_type,
 					 handle->h_line_no,
 					 handle->h_requested_credits,
-					 handle->h_buffer_credits, err);
+					 jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle),
+					 err);
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (inode)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
index 1ad43b7775c21e49c532f88c6761c06315c7f331..9d51c053413d51bd42056b98e226cceb4ad0c235 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
@@ -288,13 +288,6 @@ static inline int ext4_handle_is_aborted(handle_t *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int ext4_handle_has_enough_credits(handle_t *handle, int needed)
-{
-	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle) && handle->h_buffer_credits < needed)
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
 #define ext4_journal_start_sb(sb, type, nblocks)			\
 	__ext4_journal_start_sb((sb), __LINE__, (type), (nblocks), 0)
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 5ea8f6d2afa5e887611fc23352d38249b0922dd3..f11aeb9f01b521a1435baab16c16ad0abb2d1b5b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -2318,7 +2318,7 @@ ext4_xattr_set_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int name_index,
 						   flags & XATTR_CREATE);
 		brelse(bh);
 
-		if (!ext4_handle_has_enough_credits(handle, credits)) {
+		if (jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle) < credits) {
 			error = -ENOSPC;
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 268f3000d1b34d0e365f2eca252594d3a17505bb..dd5d9df8f51da155348b213dfc28f24455942e69 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -1651,6 +1651,12 @@ static inline tid_t  jbd2_get_latest_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 	return tid;
 }
 
+
+static inline int jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle_t *handle)
+{
+	return handle->h_buffer_credits;
+}
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #define buffer_trace_init(bh)	do {} while (0)