diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 533b607..ab2247d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5066,7 +5066,7 @@
 		transaction_t *transaction;
 		tid_t tid;
 
-		spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+		read_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		if (journal->j_running_transaction)
 			transaction = journal->j_running_transaction;
 		else
@@ -5075,7 +5075,7 @@
 			tid = transaction->t_tid;
 		else
 			tid = journal->j_commit_sequence;
-		spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+		read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		ei->i_sync_tid = tid;
 		ei->i_datasync_tid = tid;
 	}