diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 21b828c713c..54e958125c1 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1655,7 +1655,9 @@ static void __jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
 
 	__blist_del_buffer(list, jh);
 	jh->b_jlist = BJ_None;
-	if (test_clear_buffer_jbddirty(bh))
+	if (transaction && is_journal_aborted(transaction->t_journal))
+		clear_buffer_jbddirty(bh);
+	else if (test_clear_buffer_jbddirty(bh))
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);	/* Expose it to the VM */
 }