diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 730c94590c9f..ffc6b5202d5c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,8 @@ static void do_async_commit(struct work_struct *work)
 		&ac->root->fs_info->sb->s_writers.lock_map[SB_FREEZE_FS-1],
 		0, 1, _THIS_IP_);
 
+	current->journal_info = ac->newtrans;
+
 	btrfs_commit_transaction(ac->newtrans, ac->root);
 	kfree(ac);
 }