diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index d1a2e6624401..32f59295cfa0 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -277,9 +277,16 @@ int __ext4_forget(const char *where, unsigned int line, handle_t *handle,
 		  bh, is_metadata, inode->i_mode,
 		  test_opt(inode->i_sb, DATA_FLAGS));
 
-	/* In the no journal case, we can just do a bforget and return */
+	/*
+	 * In the no journal case, we should wait for the ongoing buffer
+	 * to complete and do a forget.
+	 */
 	if (!ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
-		bforget(bh);
+		if (bh) {
+			clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
+			wait_on_buffer(bh);
+			__bforget(bh);
+		}
 		return 0;
 	}