diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index 4d99685fdce43b5ebb1c5ccbcab5a89c2443747a..a2ed72f7ceee78f529d9fbebb6a89b02cbd86f15 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static int journal_submit_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 
 		/* And try again, without the barrier */
+		lock_buffer(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		set_buffer_dirty(bh);
 		ret = submit_bh(WRITE, bh);