diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 7e49d912b091..f8c7917efad2 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -2092,11 +2092,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_load(journal_t *journal)
                 journal->j_devname);
          return -EFSCORRUPTED;
      }
-    /*
-     * clear JBD2_ABORT flag initialized in journal_init_common
-     * here to update log tail information with the newest seq.
-     */
-    journal->j_flags &= ~JBD2_ABORT;
  
      /* OK, we've finished with the dynamic journal bits:
       * reinitialise the dynamic contents of the superblock in memory
@@ -2107,6 +2102,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_load(journal_t *journal)
          return err;
      }
  
+    journal->j_flags &= ~JBD2_ABORT;
      journal->j_flags |= JBD2_LOADED;
      return 0;
  }