diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 15de1385012e..18611241f451 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -2387,6 +2387,9 @@ static int journal_unmap_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct buffer_head *bh,
 			spin_unlock(&jh->b_state_lock);
 			write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 			jbd2_journal_put_journal_head(jh);
+			/* Already zapped buffer? Nothing to do... */
+			if (!bh->b_bdev)
+				return 0;
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 		/*