diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 9ee4832b6f8b..fe7f4a373436 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -409,25 +409,6 @@ static handle_t *new_handle(int nblocks)
 	return handle;
 }
 
-/**
- * handle_t *jbd2_journal_start() - Obtain a new handle.
- * @journal: Journal to start transaction on.
- * @nblocks: number of block buffer we might modify
- *
- * We make sure that the transaction can guarantee at least nblocks of
- * modified buffers in the log.  We block until the log can guarantee
- * that much space. Additionally, if rsv_blocks > 0, we also create another
- * handle with rsv_blocks reserved blocks in the journal. This handle is
- * is stored in h_rsv_handle. It is not attached to any particular transaction
- * and thus doesn't block transaction commit. If the caller uses this reserved
- * handle, it has to set h_rsv_handle to NULL as otherwise jbd2_journal_stop()
- * on the parent handle will dispose the reserved one. Reserved handle has to
- * be converted to a normal handle using jbd2_journal_start_reserved() before
- * it can be used.
- *
- * Return a pointer to a newly allocated handle, or an ERR_PTR() value
- * on failure.
- */
 handle_t *jbd2__journal_start(journal_t *journal, int nblocks, int rsv_blocks,
 			      gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int type,
 			      unsigned int line_no)
@@ -478,6 +459,25 @@ handle_t *jbd2__journal_start(journal_t *journal, int nblocks, int rsv_blocks,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2__journal_start);
 
 
+/**
+ * handle_t *jbd2_journal_start() - Obtain a new handle.
+ * @journal: Journal to start transaction on.
+ * @nblocks: number of block buffer we might modify
+ *
+ * We make sure that the transaction can guarantee at least nblocks of
+ * modified buffers in the log.  We block until the log can guarantee
+ * that much space. Additionally, if rsv_blocks > 0, we also create another
+ * handle with rsv_blocks reserved blocks in the journal. This handle is
+ * is stored in h_rsv_handle. It is not attached to any particular transaction
+ * and thus doesn't block transaction commit. If the caller uses this reserved
+ * handle, it has to set h_rsv_handle to NULL as otherwise jbd2_journal_stop()
+ * on the parent handle will dispose the reserved one. Reserved handle has to
+ * be converted to a normal handle using jbd2_journal_start_reserved() before
+ * it can be used.
+ *
+ * Return a pointer to a newly allocated handle, or an ERR_PTR() value
+ * on failure.
+ */
 handle_t *jbd2_journal_start(journal_t *journal, int nblocks)
 {
 	return jbd2__journal_start(journal, nblocks, 0, GFP_NOFS, 0, 0);