diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 3555acff12d0..c7a92f9deb2b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@ struct tlock *txLock(tid_t tid, struct inode *ip, struct metapage * mp,
 				/* only anonymous txn.
 				 * Remove from anon_list
 				 */
+				TXN_LOCK();
 				list_del_init(&jfs_ip->anon_inode_list);
+				TXN_UNLOCK();
 			}
 			jfs_ip->atlhead = tlck->next;
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index c2abdaee0c0b..9ff89720f93b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static void jfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct jfs_inode_info *ji = JFS_IP(inode);
 
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ji->anon_inode_list));
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&ji->ag_lock);
 	if (ji->active_ag != -1) {
 		struct bmap *bmap = JFS_SBI(inode->i_sb)->bmap;