diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index 4fb3ed1..c161c98 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@
 
 		lastlblkno = lblkno;
 
+		LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 		if (mp->lsn != 0) {
 			/* inherit older/smaller lsn */
 			logdiff(diffp, mp->lsn, log);
-			LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 			if (difft < diffp) {
 				mp->lsn = lsn;
 
@@ -548,20 +548,17 @@
 			logdiff(diffp, mp->clsn, log);
 			if (difft > diffp)
 				mp->clsn = tblk->clsn;
-			LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 		} else {
 			mp->log = log;
 			mp->lsn = lsn;
 
 			/* insert bp after tblock in logsync list */
-			LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
-
 			log->count++;
 			list_add(&mp->synclist, &tblk->synclist);
 
 			mp->clsn = tblk->clsn;
-			LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 		}
+		LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 	}
 
 	/* write the last buffer. */
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
index 87dd86c..b62a048 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
@@ -2844,11 +2844,11 @@
 	 */
 	lsn = tblk->lsn;
 	log = JFS_SBI(tblk->sb)->log;
+	LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 	if (mp->lsn != 0) {
 		/* inherit older/smaller lsn */
 		logdiff(difft, lsn, log);
 		logdiff(diffp, mp->lsn, log);
-		LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 		if (difft < diffp) {
 			mp->lsn = lsn;
 			/* move mp after tblock in logsync list */
@@ -2860,17 +2860,15 @@
 		logdiff(diffp, mp->clsn, log);
 		if (difft > diffp)
 			mp->clsn = tblk->clsn;
-		LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 	} else {
 		mp->log = log;
 		mp->lsn = lsn;
 		/* insert mp after tblock in logsync list */
-		LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 		log->count++;
 		list_add(&mp->synclist, &tblk->synclist);
 		mp->clsn = tblk->clsn;
-		LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 	}
+	LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 	write_metapage(mp);
 	return (0);
 }