diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index b29d68b5e..cd43b68e2 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -799,6 +799,8 @@ static int jfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry,
  if (rc)
  goto out;
 
+ if (!(JFS_SBI(ip->i_sb)->log))
+ goto out;
  tid = txBegin(ip->i_sb, 0);
 
  mutex_lock_nested(&JFS_IP(dir)->commit_mutex, COMMIT_MUTEX_PARENT);