diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 205e6c7c2fd0..972f30f527bb 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ int jbd2_fc_begin_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t tid)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-	if (tid <= journal->j_commit_sequence) {
+	if (tid_geq(journal->j_commit_sequence, tid)) {
 		write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 		return -EALREADY;
 	}