diff --git a/fs/jbd/transaction.c b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
index e1b3c8af4d1767cd8b530e90cb482655f891fa6f..d5c63047a8b3f89584963a31c85e22f08ee831c6 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
@@ -1314,13 +1314,14 @@ int journal_stop(handle_t *handle)
 	int old_handle_count, err;
 	pid_t pid;
 
-	J_ASSERT(transaction->t_updates > 0);
 	J_ASSERT(journal_current_handle() == handle);
 
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		err = -EIO;
-	else
+	else {
+		J_ASSERT(transaction->t_updates > 0);
 		err = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (--handle->h_ref > 0) {
 		jbd_debug(4, "h_ref %d -> %d\n", handle->h_ref + 1,
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 149957bef907cd39ab5442b786640e1dc209e7d0..b6cf2be845a1473c43652fe1731e5870db7693d2 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1314,13 +1314,14 @@ int jbd2_journal_stop(handle_t *handle)
 	int old_handle_count, err;
 	pid_t pid;
 
-	J_ASSERT(transaction->t_updates > 0);
 	J_ASSERT(journal_current_handle() == handle);
 
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		err = -EIO;
-	else
+	else {
+		J_ASSERT(transaction->t_updates > 0);
 		err = 0;
+	}
 
 	if (--handle->h_ref > 0) {
 		jbd_debug(4, "h_ref %d -> %d\n", handle->h_ref + 1,