diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index 1f53d64e42a5..ee3755c3110a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, unsigned int line,
 					 err);
 		}
 	} else {
+		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		if (inode)
 			mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bh, inode);
 		else