diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index a58333e3980d..3763c9ff1406 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -901,6 +901,36 @@ static void empty_ail1_list(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * drain_bd - drain the buf and databuf queue for a failed transaction
+ * @tr: the transaction to drain
+ *
+ * When this is called, we're taking an error exit for a log write that failed
+ * but since we bypassed the after_commit functions, we need to remove the
+ * items from the buf and databuf queue.
+ */
+static void trans_drain(struct gfs2_trans *tr)
+{
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct list_head *head;
+
+	if (!tr)
+		return;
+
+	head = &tr->tr_buf;
+	while (!list_empty(head)) {
+		bd = list_first_entry(head, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
+		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd);
+	}
+	head = &tr->tr_databuf;
+	while (!list_empty(head)) {
+		bd = list_first_entry(head, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
+		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_log_flush - flush incore transaction(s)
  * @sdp: the filesystem
@@ -1005,6 +1035,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl, u32 flags)
 
 out:
 	if (gfs2_withdrawn(sdp)) {
+		trans_drain(tr);
 		/**
 		 * If the tr_list is empty, we're withdrawing during a log
 		 * flush that targets a transaction, but the transaction was
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index e1c7eb6eb00a..6d4bf7ea7b3b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 		tr->tr_reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, revokes);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_databuf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_buf);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail1_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail2_list);