diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index 72a3600..17ac112 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@
 	set_buffer_prio(bh);
 	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
 		err = jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
-		if (err) {
-			/* Errors can only happen if there is a bug */
-			handle->h_err = err;
-			__ext4_journal_stop(where, line, handle);
+		/* Errors can only happen if there is a bug */
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(err)) {
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, line, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (inode)