diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/Makefile b/fs/ocfs2/Makefile
index e27e6527912b..4342c7ee7d20 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/Makefile
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 ccflags-y := -Ifs/ocfs2
 
-ccflags-y += -DCATCH_BH_JBD_RACES
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_OCFS2_FS) += 	\
 	ocfs2.o			\
 	ocfs2_stackglue.o
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
index fe50ded1b4ce..498641eed2db 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.c
@@ -139,11 +139,16 @@ int ocfs2_read_blocks_sync(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 block,
 
 		lock_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_jbd(bh)) {
+#ifdef CATCH_BH_JBD_RACES
 			mlog(ML_ERROR,
 			     "block %llu had the JBD bit set "
 			     "while I was in lock_buffer!",
 			     (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 			BUG();
+#else
+			unlock_buffer(bh);
+			continue;
+#endif
 		}
 
 		clear_buffer_uptodate(bh);