diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 1ec952b..812e2c0 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@
 	/* flush out the real blocks */
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 		set_buffer_dirty(real_blocks[i]);
-		ll_rw_block(SWRITE, 1, real_blocks + i);
+		write_dirty_buffer(real_blocks[i], WRITE);
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 		wait_on_buffer(real_blocks[i]);