diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
index 346057218edc..0fc30407f039 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c
@@ -2571,6 +2571,7 @@ diNewIAG(struct inomap * imap, int *iagnop, int agno, struct metapage ** mpp)
 
 			txAbort(tid, 0);
 			txEnd(tid);
+			mutex_unlock(&JFS_IP(ipimap)->commit_mutex);
 
 			/* release the inode map lock */
 			IWRITE_UNLOCK(ipimap);
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 6f21adf9479a..d9b0e92b3602 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -720,8 +720,10 @@ static ssize_t jfs_quota_write(struct super_block *sb, int type,
 		blk++;
 	}
 out:
-	if (len == towrite)
+	if (len == towrite) {
+		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		return err;
+	}
 	if (inode->i_size < off+len-towrite)
 		i_size_write(inode, off+len-towrite);
 	inode->i_version++;