diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_lock.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_lock.h
index df48ece4b7a3..ecf04882265e 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_lock.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_lock.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ do {							\
 		io_schedule();				\
 		lock_cmd;				\
 	}						\
-	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;			\
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);			\
 	remove_wait_queue(&wq, &__wait);		\
 } while (0)
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 5065baa530b6..ff7f1beec30d 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ void jfs_flush_journal(struct jfs_log *log, int wait)
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		LOGGC_UNLOCK(log);
 		schedule();
-		current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+		__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		LOGGC_LOCK(log);
 		remove_wait_queue(&target->gcwait, &__wait);
 	}
@@ -2361,7 +2361,7 @@ int jfsIOWait(void *arg)
 		} else {
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 			schedule();
-			current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		}
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 03893acbfda4..9b3de0aaa034 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static inline void TXN_SLEEP_DROP_LOCK(wait_queue_head_t * event)
 	set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 	TXN_UNLOCK();
 	io_schedule();
-	current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 	remove_wait_queue(event, &wait);
 }
 
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ int jfs_lazycommit(void *arg)
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 			LAZY_UNLOCK(flags);
 			schedule();
-			current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 			remove_wait_queue(&jfs_commit_thread_wait, &wq);
 		}
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ int jfs_sync(void *arg)
 			set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 			TXN_UNLOCK();
 			schedule();
-			current->state = TASK_RUNNING;
+			__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 		}
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());