diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index b70d90e08a3c..4a970411a458 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2428,12 +2428,13 @@ static void ext3_write_super (struct super_block * sb)
 
 static int ext3_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
-	sb->s_dirt = 0;
-	if (wait)
-		ext3_force_commit(sb);
-	else
-		journal_start_commit(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_journal, NULL);
+	tid_t target;
 
+	sb->s_dirt = 0;
+	if (journal_start_commit(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_journal, &target)) {
+		if (wait)
+			log_wait_commit(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_journal, target);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }