diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 0c8f77db60e2..593f3e31fb21 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1353,6 +1353,10 @@ static int jbd2_write_superblock(journal_t *journal, int write_flags)
 	journal_superblock_t *sb = journal->j_superblock;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Buffer got discarded which means block device got invalidated */
+	if (!buffer_mapped(bh))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	trace_jbd2_write_superblock(journal, write_flags);
 	if (!(journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER))
 		write_flags &= ~(REQ_FUA | REQ_PREFLUSH);