diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
index be61d43458eb..fc3dd5bef386 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
@@ -132,13 +132,21 @@ journal_error_check_stuck(struct journal *j, int error, unsigned flags)
 	return stuck;
 }
 
-/* journal entry close/open: */
-
-void bch2_journal_buf_put_final(struct journal *j)
+/*
+ * Final processing when the last reference of a journal buffer has been
+ * dropped. Drop the pin list reference acquired at journal entry open and write
+ * the buffer, if requested.
+ */
+void bch2_journal_buf_put_final(struct journal *j, u64 seq, bool write)
 {
 	struct bch_fs *c = container_of(j, struct bch_fs, journal);
 
-	closure_call(&j->io, bch2_journal_write, c->io_complete_wq, NULL);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&j->lock);
+
+	if (__bch2_journal_pin_put(j, seq))
+		bch2_journal_reclaim_fast(j);
+	if (write)
+		closure_call(&j->io, bch2_journal_write, c->io_complete_wq, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -204,14 +212,11 @@ static void __journal_entry_close(struct journal *j, unsigned closed_val)
 	buf->data->last_seq	= cpu_to_le64(buf->last_seq);
 	BUG_ON(buf->last_seq > le64_to_cpu(buf->data->seq));
 
-	if (__bch2_journal_pin_put(j, le64_to_cpu(buf->data->seq)))
-		bch2_journal_reclaim_fast(j);
-
 	cancel_delayed_work(&j->write_work);
 
 	bch2_journal_space_available(j);
 
-	bch2_journal_buf_put(j, old.idx);
+	__bch2_journal_buf_put(j, old.idx, le64_to_cpu(buf->data->seq));
 }
 
 void bch2_journal_halt(struct journal *j)
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/journal.h b/fs/bcachefs/journal.h
index 0a53a2142594..491133cc52f3 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/journal.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/journal.h
@@ -268,16 +268,26 @@ static inline union journal_res_state journal_state_buf_put(struct journal *j, u
 	return s;
 }
 
-void bch2_journal_buf_put_final(struct journal *);
+void bch2_journal_buf_put_final(struct journal *, u64, bool);
 
-static inline void bch2_journal_buf_put(struct journal *j, unsigned idx)
+static inline void __bch2_journal_buf_put(struct journal *j, unsigned idx, u64 seq)
+{
+	union journal_res_state s;
+
+	s = journal_state_buf_put(j, idx);
+	if (!journal_state_count(s, idx))
+		bch2_journal_buf_put_final(j, seq, idx == s.unwritten_idx);
+}
+
+static inline void bch2_journal_buf_put(struct journal *j, unsigned idx, u64 seq)
 {
 	union journal_res_state s;
 
 	s = journal_state_buf_put(j, idx);
 	if (!journal_state_count(s, idx)) {
-		if (idx == s.unwritten_idx)
-			bch2_journal_buf_put_final(j);
+		spin_lock(&j->lock);
+		bch2_journal_buf_put_final(j, seq, idx == s.unwritten_idx);
+		spin_unlock(&j->lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@ static inline void bch2_journal_res_put(struct journal *j,
 				       BCH_JSET_ENTRY_btree_keys,
 				       0, 0, 0);
 
-	bch2_journal_buf_put(j, res->idx);
+	bch2_journal_buf_put(j, res->idx, res->seq);
 
 	res->ref = 0;
 }