diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index 518f912..4d4ea7e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	gfs2_meta_ra(gl, dblock, extlen);
-	error = gfs2_meta_read(gl, dblock, DIO_START | DIO_WAIT, bh);
+	*bh = gfs2_meta_ra(gl, dblock, extlen);
 
 	return error;
 }