diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index b5bc3e2..3d8246a 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
 	read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	if (need_to_start)
 		jbd2_log_start_commit(journal, tid);
+	jbd2_might_wait_for_commit(journal);
 	schedule();
 	finish_wait(&journal->j_wait_transaction_locked, &wait);
 }
@@ -182,8 +183,6 @@
 	int needed;
 	int total = blocks + rsv_blocks;
 
-	jbd2_might_wait_for_commit(journal);
-
 	/*
 	 * If the current transaction is locked down for commit, wait
 	 * for the lock to be released.
@@ -214,6 +213,7 @@
 		if (atomic_read(&journal->j_reserved_credits) + total >
 		    journal->j_max_transaction_buffers) {
 			read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+			jbd2_might_wait_for_commit(journal);
 			wait_event(journal->j_wait_reserved,
 				   atomic_read(&journal->j_reserved_credits) + total <=
 				   journal->j_max_transaction_buffers);
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
 	if (jbd2_log_space_left(journal) < jbd2_space_needed(journal)) {
 		atomic_sub(total, &t->t_outstanding_credits);
 		read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+		jbd2_might_wait_for_commit(journal);
 		write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		if (jbd2_log_space_left(journal) < jbd2_space_needed(journal))
 			__jbd2_log_wait_for_space(journal);
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@
 		sub_reserved_credits(journal, rsv_blocks);
 		atomic_sub(total, &t->t_outstanding_credits);
 		read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+		jbd2_might_wait_for_commit(journal);
 		wait_event(journal->j_wait_reserved,
 			 atomic_read(&journal->j_reserved_credits) + rsv_blocks
 			 <= journal->j_max_transaction_buffers / 2);