diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index a15a22d20909..8a50722bca29 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1370,8 +1370,10 @@ static int jbd2_write_superblock(journal_t *journal, int write_flags)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Buffer got discarded which means block device got invalidated */
-	if (!buffer_mapped(bh))
+	if (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	trace_jbd2_write_superblock(journal, write_flags);
 	if (!(journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER))