diff --git a/fs/jbd/transaction.c b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
index c609f50..ff75afe 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,8 @@
 	__journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
 	jh->b_transaction = jh->b_next_transaction;
 	jh->b_next_transaction = NULL;
-	__journal_file_buffer(jh, jh->b_transaction, BJ_Metadata);
+	__journal_file_buffer(jh, jh->b_transaction,
+				was_dirty ? BJ_Metadata : BJ_Reserved);
 	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_transaction->t_state == T_RUNNING);
 
 	if (was_dirty)