diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 16937ebb2a3e..6410281546f9 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -998,12 +998,16 @@ static void trans_drain(struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_first_entry(head, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
+		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_st_list))
+			gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd);
 	}
 	head = &tr->tr_databuf;
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_first_entry(head, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
+		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_st_list))
+			gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
 		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd);
 	}
 }
@@ -1032,7 +1036,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl, u32 flags)
 	 * Do this check while holding the log_flush_lock to prevent new
 	 * buffers from being added to the ail via gfs2_pin()
 	 */
-	if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp))
+	if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp) || !test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Log might have been flushed while we waited for the flush lock */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 74c7d01723b9..aa4136055a83 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1539,9 +1539,7 @@ static int gfs2_reconfigure(struct fs_context *fc)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (fc->sb_flags & SB_RDONLY) {
-			error = gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
-			if (error)
-				errorfc(fc, "unable to remount read-only");
+			gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
 		} else {
 			error = gfs2_make_fs_rw(sdp);
 			if (error)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 861ed5fe02a5..97076d3f562f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -587,9 +587,8 @@ static void gfs2_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode, int flags)
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+void gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	int error = 0;
 	int log_write_allowed = test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags);
 
 	gfs2_flush_delete_work(sdp);
@@ -624,8 +623,6 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 	if (!log_write_allowed)
 		sdp->sd_vfs->s_flags |= SB_RDONLY;
-
-	return error;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -637,7 +634,6 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 static void gfs2_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
-	int error;
 	struct gfs2_jdesc *jd;
 
 	/* No more recovery requests */
@@ -658,9 +654,7 @@ static void gfs2_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_jindex_spin);
 
 	if (!sb_rdonly(sb)) {
-		error = gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
-		if (error)
-			gfs2_io_error(sdp);
+		gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
 	}
 	WARN_ON(gfs2_withdrawing(sdp));
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.h b/fs/gfs2/super.h
index 08e502dec7ec..ec4affb33ed5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ extern int gfs2_lookup_in_master_dir(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *filename,
 				     struct gfs2_inode **ipp);
 
 extern int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-extern int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
+extern void gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern void gfs2_online_uevent(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern int gfs2_statfs_init(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern void gfs2_statfs_change(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, s64 total, s64 free,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index ab96cf0bf26b..63fec11ef2ce 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ static struct gfs2_bufdata *gfs2_alloc_bufdata(struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 	bd->bd_bh = bh;
 	bd->bd_gl = gl;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bd->bd_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bd->bd_ail_st_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bd->bd_ail_gl_list);
 	bh->b_private = bd;
 	return bd;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index 8d3c670c990f..4f034b87b427 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -119,17 +119,22 @@ void gfs2_freeze_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *freeze_gh)
 static void signal_our_withdraw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *live_gl = sdp->sd_live_gh.gh_gl;
-	struct inode *inode = sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-	struct gfs2_glock *i_gl = ip->i_gl;
-	u64 no_formal_ino = ip->i_no_formal_ino;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
+	struct gfs2_glock *i_gl;
+	u64 no_formal_ino;
 	int log_write_allowed = test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	int ret = 0;
 	int tries;
 
-	if (test_bit(SDF_NORECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags))
+	if (test_bit(SDF_NORECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags) || !sdp->sd_jdesc)
 		return;
 
+	inode = sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode;
+	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+	i_gl = ip->i_gl;
+	no_formal_ino = ip->i_no_formal_ino;
+
 	/* Prevent any glock dq until withdraw recovery is complete */
 	set_bit(SDF_WITHDRAW_RECOVERY, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	/*
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ static void signal_our_withdraw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 				ret = 0;
 		}
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
+			gfs2_make_fs_ro(sdp);
 		gfs2_freeze_unlock(&freeze_gh);
 	}