diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
index 3d3ddb3f5177..2dfd47714ae5 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.c
@@ -412,8 +412,10 @@ nilfs_mdt_write_page(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		return 0; /* Do not request flush for shadow page cache */
 	if (!sb) {
 		writer = nilfs_get_writer(NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs);
-		if (!writer)
+		if (!writer) {
+			nilfs_put_writer(NILFS_MDT(inode)->mi_nilfs);
 			return -EROFS;
+		}
 		sb = writer->s_super;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 8b5e4778cf28..51ff3d0a4ee2 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -1859,12 +1859,26 @@ static void nilfs_end_page_io(struct page *page, int err)
 	if (!page)
 		return;
 
-	if (buffer_nilfs_node(page_buffers(page)) && !PageWriteback(page))
+	if (buffer_nilfs_node(page_buffers(page)) && !PageWriteback(page)) {
 		/*
 		 * For b-tree node pages, this function may be called twice
 		 * or more because they might be split in a segment.
 		 */
+		if (PageDirty(page)) {
+			/*
+			 * For pages holding split b-tree node buffers, dirty
+			 * flag on the buffers may be cleared discretely.
+			 * In that case, the page is once redirtied for
+			 * remaining buffers, and it must be cancelled if
+			 * all the buffers get cleaned later.
+			 */
+			lock_page(page);
+			if (nilfs_page_buffers_clean(page))
+				__nilfs_clear_page_dirty(page);
+			unlock_page(page);
+		}
 		return;
+	}
 
 	__nilfs_end_page_io(page, err);
 }