diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 8cddf955ebc0..8b1d4d6da855 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -1007,6 +1007,7 @@ static void trans_drain(struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 	struct list_head *head;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	if (!tr)
 		return;
@@ -1022,10 +1023,12 @@ static void trans_drain(struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	head = &tr->tr_databuf;
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_first_entry(head, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		bh = bd->bd_bh;
 		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);
+		bh->b_private = NULL;
 	}
 }