diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index cd9a26ca12e02..3a31450e292b3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ static int ext4_journalled_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 static int ext4_journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	int ret;
+	journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
+
+	if (!journal || is_journal_aborted(journal))
+		return 0;
 
 	if (ext4_should_journal_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode))
 		ret = ext4_journalled_submit_inode_data_buffers(jinode);
@@ -535,6 +539,10 @@ static int ext4_journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 static int ext4_journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
+
+	if (!journal || is_journal_aborted(journal))
+		return 0;
 
 	if (!ext4_should_journal_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode))
 		ret = jbd2_journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(jinode);