diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 5f09370..ff2f2e6 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@
 	int result;
 	int wanted;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;
@@ -627,7 +626,6 @@
 	tid_t		tid;
 	int		need_to_start, ret;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	/* If we've had an abort of any type, don't even think about
 	 * actually doing the restart! */
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
@@ -785,7 +783,6 @@
 	int need_copy = 0;
 	unsigned long start_lock, time_lock;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;
@@ -1051,7 +1048,6 @@
 	int err;
 
 	jbd_debug(5, "journal_head %p\n", jh);
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	err = -EROFS;
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		goto out;
@@ -1266,7 +1262,6 @@
 	struct journal_head *jh;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;
@@ -1397,7 +1392,6 @@
 	int err = 0;
 	int was_modified = 0;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;
@@ -1530,8 +1524,22 @@
 	tid_t tid;
 	pid_t pid;
 
-	if (!transaction)
-		goto free_and_exit;
+	if (!transaction) {
+		/*
+		 * Handle is already detached from the transaction so
+		 * there is nothing to do other than decrease a refcount,
+		 * or free the handle if refcount drops to zero
+		 */
+		if (--handle->h_ref > 0) {
+			jbd_debug(4, "h_ref %d -> %d\n", handle->h_ref + 1,
+							 handle->h_ref);
+			return err;
+		} else {
+			if (handle->h_rsv_handle)
+				jbd2_free_handle(handle->h_rsv_handle);
+			goto free_and_exit;
+		}
+	}
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;
 
 	J_ASSERT(journal_current_handle() == handle);
@@ -2373,7 +2381,6 @@
 	transaction_t *transaction = handle->h_transaction;
 	journal_t *journal;
 
-	WARN_ON(!transaction);
 	if (is_handle_aborted(handle))
 		return -EROFS;
 	journal = transaction->t_journal;