diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 115c4ac457e9..7bba7951dbdb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -1169,11 +1169,13 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl, u32 flags)
 	 * never queued onto any of the ail lists. Here we add it to
 	 * ail1 just so that ail_drain() will find and free it.
 	 */
-	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
-	if (tr && list_empty(&tr->tr_list))
-		list_add(&tr->tr_list, &sdp->sd_ail1_list);
-	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
-	tr = NULL;
+	if (gfs2_withdrawing(sdp)) {
+		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+		if (tr && list_empty(&tr->tr_list))
+			list_add(&tr->tr_list, &sdp->sd_ail1_list);
+		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+		tr = NULL;
+	}
 	goto out_end;
 }