diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index ae8d4731907d..68677fb69a73 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ static void __gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool fsync,
 	GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, !fsync && atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+
+	if (gfs2_withdrawing(sdp))
+		gfs2_withdraw(sdp);
 }