1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index deffd945c8e2..cd4485db42b3 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ repeat:
                 if (!new_transaction)
                         goto alloc_transaction;
                 write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-                if (!journal->j_running_transaction) {
+                if (!journal->j_running_transaction &&
+                    !journal->j_barrier_count) {
                         jbd2_get_transaction(journal, new_transaction);
                         new_transaction = NULL;
                 }