diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 01e444b5b2b..9ceccb1595a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -393,12 +393,10 @@ static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 	struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
 
-	lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	tr = current->journal_info;
 	tr->tr_touched = 1;
 	if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	mh = (struct gfs2_meta_header *)bd->bd_bh->b_data;
@@ -414,9 +412,6 @@ static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 	sdp->sd_log_num_buf++;
 	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf);
 	tr->tr_num_buf_new++;
-out:
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
 static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
@@ -775,12 +770,10 @@ static void databuf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 	struct address_space *mapping = bd->bd_bh->b_page->mapping;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(mapping->host);
 
-	lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	if (tr)
 		tr->tr_touched = 1;
 	if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip)) {
@@ -791,9 +784,6 @@ static void databuf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 	} else {
 		list_add_tail(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
 	}
-out:
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index adbd27875ef..413627072f3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -155,14 +155,22 @@ void gfs2_trans_add_bh(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh, int meta)
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 
+	lock_buffer(bh);
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	bd = bh->b_private;
 	if (bd)
 		gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_gl == gl);
 	else {
+		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		gfs2_attach_bufdata(gl, bh, meta);
 		bd = bh->b_private;
+		lock_buffer(bh);
+		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	}
 	lops_add(sdp, bd);
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	unlock_buffer(bh);
 }
 
 void gfs2_trans_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)