diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index eeebe64b7c54..81bd7b29a10b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1355,9 +1355,11 @@ static int jbd2_write_superblock(journal_t *journal, int write_flags)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	trace_jbd2_write_superblock(journal, write_flags);
 	if (!(journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER))
 		write_flags &= ~(REQ_FUA | REQ_PREFLUSH);
+
+	trace_jbd2_write_superblock(journal, write_flags);
+
 	if (buffer_write_io_error(bh)) {
 		/*
 		 * Oh, dear.  A previous attempt to write the journal