1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 11bb11f48b3a..bb217dcb41af 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -340,13 +340,13 @@ void journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
         J_ASSERT(journal->j_committing_transaction == NULL);
 
         commit_transaction = journal->j_running_transaction;
-        J_ASSERT(commit_transaction->t_state == T_RUNNING);
 
         trace_jbd_start_commit(journal, commit_transaction);
         jbd_debug(1, "JBD: starting commit of transaction %d\n",
                         commit_transaction->t_tid);
 
         spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+        J_ASSERT(commit_transaction->t_state == T_RUNNING);
         commit_transaction->t_state = T_LOCKED;
 
         trace_jbd_commit_locking(journal, commit_transaction);