diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 1b27f46..52c15c7 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -309,7 +309,14 @@
 	if (journal->j_flags & JFS_FLUSHED) {
 		jbd_debug(3, "super block updated\n");
 		mutex_lock(&journal->j_checkpoint_mutex);
-		journal_update_sb_log_tail(journal);
+		/*
+		 * We hold j_checkpoint_mutex so tail cannot change under us.
+		 * We don't need any special data guarantees for writing sb
+		 * since journal is empty and it is ok for write to be
+		 * flushed only with transaction commit.
+		 */
+		journal_update_sb_log_tail(journal, journal->j_tail_sequence,
+					   journal->j_tail, WRITE_SYNC);
 		mutex_unlock(&journal->j_checkpoint_mutex);
 	} else {
 		jbd_debug(3, "superblock not updated\n");