diff -rup linux-2.4.20-uml/fs/jbd/transaction.c linux-2.4.21-rc2/fs/jbd/transaction.c
--- linux-2.4.20-uml/fs/jbd/transaction.c	Thu Nov 28 16:53:15 2002
+++ linux-2.4.21-rc2/fs/jbd/transaction.c	Fri May 16 11:00:40 2003
@@ -1109,7 +1142,6 @@ int journal_dirty_metadata (handle_t *ha
 	
 	spin_lock(&journal_datalist_lock);
 	set_bit(BH_JBDDirty, &bh->b_state);
-	set_buffer_flushtime(bh);
 
 	J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_transaction != NULL);
 	
@@ -2035,6 +2093,13 @@ void journal_file_buffer(struct journal_
 	spin_unlock(&journal_datalist_lock);
 }
 
+static void jbd_refile_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	if (buffer_dirty(bh) && (bh->b_list != BUF_DIRTY))
+		set_buffer_flushtime(bh);
+	refile_buffer(bh);
+}
+
 /* 
  * Remove a buffer from its current buffer list in preparation for
  * dropping it from its current transaction entirely.  If the buffer has
@@ -2055,7 +2120,7 @@ void __journal_refile_buffer(struct jour
 		__journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
 		jh->b_transaction = NULL;
 		/* Onto BUF_DIRTY for writeback */
-		refile_buffer(jh2bh(jh));
+		jbd_refile_buffer(jh2bh(jh));
 		return;
 	}