diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index a88b1b3e7db3..d571e173a990 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -699,11 +699,13 @@ static int add_to_chunk(struct buffer_chunk *chunk, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	chunk->bh[chunk->nr++] = bh;
 	if (chunk->nr >= CHUNK_SIZE) {
 		ret = 1;
-		if (lock)
+		if (lock) {
 			spin_unlock(lock);
-		fn(chunk);
-		if (lock)
+			fn(chunk);
 			spin_lock(lock);
+		} else {
+			fn(chunk);
+		}
 	}
 	return ret;
 }