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;
 		}