diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 68aea62ea61d..e5e06dd8562f 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -3231,8 +3231,6 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			       th->t_trans_id, journal->j_trans_id);
 	}
 
-	sb->s_dirt = 1;
-
 	prepared = test_clear_buffer_journal_prepared(bh);
 	clear_buffer_journal_restore_dirty(bh);
 	/* already in this transaction, we are done */
@@ -3316,6 +3314,7 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		journal->j_first = cn;
 		journal->j_last = cn;
 	}
+	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	return 0;
 }