diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index e91f051a9859..0d3814a35ed1 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ static int journal_submit_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
 
 	JBUFFER_TRACE(descriptor, "submit commit block");
 	lock_buffer(bh);
-	get_bh(bh);
-	set_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 	bh->b_end_io = journal_end_buffer_io_sync;
 
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ static int journal_submit_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
 		/* And try again, without the barrier */
 		lock_buffer(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-		set_buffer_dirty(bh);
+		clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 		ret = submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
 	}
 	*cbh = bh;