diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index c125d662777c..26f8d7e46462 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ int jbd2_log_do_checkpoint(journal_t *journal)
 		bh = jh2bh(jh);
 
 		if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
-			spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 			get_bh(bh);
+			spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 			wait_on_buffer(bh);
 			/* the journal_head may have gone by now */
 			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "brelse");
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ int jbd2_log_do_checkpoint(journal_t *journal)
 		jh = transaction->t_checkpoint_io_list;
 		bh = jh2bh(jh);
 		if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
-			spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 			get_bh(bh);
+			spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 			wait_on_buffer(bh);
 			/* the journal_head may have gone by now */
 			BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "brelse");