diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 60bb365..78900a1 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1821,11 +1821,11 @@
 	if (buffer_locked(bh) || buffer_dirty(bh))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (jh->b_next_transaction != NULL)
+	if (jh->b_next_transaction != NULL || jh->b_transaction != NULL)
 		goto out;
 
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
-	if (jh->b_cp_transaction != NULL && jh->b_transaction == NULL) {
+	if (jh->b_cp_transaction != NULL) {
 		/* written-back checkpointed metadata buffer */
 		JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "remove from checkpoint list");
 		__jbd2_journal_remove_checkpoint(jh);