diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index e4fc8ea45d78..2a01df9cc1c3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ void ext4_io_submit(struct ext4_io_submit *io)
 	if (bio) {
 		int io_op = io->io_wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
 			    WRITE_SYNC : WRITE;
-		bio_get(io->io_bio);
 		submit_bio(io_op, io->io_bio);
-		bio_put(io->io_bio);
 	}
 	io->io_bio = NULL;
 }