diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 98e76a333596..5f379affdf23 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ start_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 num_items, unsigned int type,
 	smp_mb();
 	if (cur_trans->state >= TRANS_STATE_BLOCKED &&
 	    may_wait_transaction(root, type)) {
+		current->journal_info = h;
 		btrfs_commit_transaction(h, root);
 		goto again;
 	}