diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 3d8246a9faa4..e1652665bd93 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1149,6 +1149,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "file as BJ_Reserved");
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Reserved);
+		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	} else if (jh->b_transaction == journal->j_committing_transaction) {
 		/* first access by this transaction */
 		jh->b_modified = 0;
@@ -1156,8 +1157,8 @@ int jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "set next transaction");
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 		jh->b_next_transaction = transaction;
+		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
 
 	/*