diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 192213c7359a..8d169b389dc1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -202,16 +202,8 @@ void gfs2_trans_add_data(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	}
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	bd = bh->b_private;
-	if (bd == NULL) {
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		unlock_buffer(bh);
-		if (bh->b_private == NULL)
-			bd = gfs2_alloc_bufdata(gl, bh);
-		else
-			bd = bh->b_private;
-		lock_buffer(bh);
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	}
+	if (bd == NULL)
+		bd = gfs2_alloc_bufdata(gl, bh);
 	gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_gl == gl);
 	set_bit(TR_TOUCHED, &tr->tr_flags);
 	if (list_empty(&bd->bd_list)) {