diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index 3103ba7f97a2..bfe611ed1b1d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -597,9 +597,11 @@ static inline void ocfs2_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle_t *handle,
 {
 	struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(inode);
 
-	oi->i_sync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
-	if (datasync)
-		oi->i_datasync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
+	if (!is_handle_aborted(handle)) {
+		oi->i_sync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
+		if (datasync)
+			oi->i_datasync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
+	}
 }
 
 #endif /* OCFS2_JOURNAL_H */