diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
index 9c5b49fb281e16..0196d759b0faab 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static inline void ext4_update_inode_fsync_trans(handle_t *handle,
 {
 	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
 
-	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle) && !is_handle_aborted(handle)) {
 		ei->i_sync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
 		if (datasync)
 			ei->i_datasync_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;