diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index d45ceb2e2149..8d5aced7ed0c 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ void jbd2_journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 	 */
 	jbd2_journal_switch_revoke_table(journal);
 
+	write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Reserved credits cannot be claimed anymore, free them
 	 */
 	atomic_sub(atomic_read(&journal->j_reserved_credits),
 		   &commit_transaction->t_outstanding_credits);
 
-	write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	trace_jbd2_commit_flushing(journal, commit_transaction);
 	stats.run.rs_flushing = jiffies;
 	stats.run.rs_locked = jbd2_time_diff(stats.run.rs_locked,