diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 6f4cc56..319c9d2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = filp->f_path.mnt;
 	struct path path;
 	char buf[64], *cp;
@@ -259,22 +258,10 @@
 	 * Set up the jbd2_inode if we are opening the inode for
 	 * writing and the journal is present
 	 */
-	if (sbi->s_journal && !ei->jinode && (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE)) {
-		struct jbd2_inode *jinode = jbd2_alloc_inode(GFP_KERNEL);
-
-		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		if (!ei->jinode) {
-			if (!jinode) {
-				spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-			ei->jinode = jinode;
-			jbd2_journal_init_jbd_inode(ei->jinode, inode);
-			jinode = NULL;
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		if (unlikely(jinode != NULL))
-			jbd2_free_inode(jinode);
+	if (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
+		int ret = ext4_inode_attach_jinode(inode);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	}
 	return dquot_file_open(inode, filp);
 }