diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 6a2d8e8683a6..856e6c6fea50 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int start_this_handle(journal_t *journal, handle_t *handle,
 	read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	current->journal_info = handle;
 
-	rwsem_acquire_read(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, 0, 0, _THIS_IP_);
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&journal->j_trans_commit_map, 0, 1, _THIS_IP_);
 	jbd2_journal_free_transaction(new_transaction);
 	/*
 	 * Ensure that no allocations done while the transaction is open are