diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 76adab83cac3..c2b8ad0b24c4 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 				jh->b_next_transaction == transaction);
 		spin_unlock(&jh->b_state_lock);
 	}
-	if (jh->b_modified == 1) {
+	if (data_race(jh->b_modified == 1)) {
 		/* If it's in our transaction it must be in BJ_Metadata list. */
 		if (data_race(jh->b_transaction == transaction &&
 		    jh->b_jlist != BJ_Metadata)) {
@@ -1518,7 +1518,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	journal = transaction->t_journal;
 	spin_lock(&jh->b_state_lock);
 
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle)) {
@@ -1533,6 +1532,8 @@ int jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		goto out_unlock_bh;
 	}
 
+	journal = transaction->t_journal;
+
 	if (jh->b_modified == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * This buffer's got modified and becoming part