diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index f28696f235c4..2b220dd6b4e7 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ add_failed:
 static int metapage_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct metapage *mp;
-	int busy = 0;
+	int ret = 1;
 	unsigned int offset;
 
 	for (offset = 0; offset < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE; offset += PSIZE) {
@@ -552,30 +552,20 @@ static int metapage_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 			continue;
 
 		jfs_info("metapage_releasepage: mp = 0x%p", mp);
-		if (mp->count || mp->nohomeok) {
+		if (mp->count || mp->nohomeok ||
+		    test_bit(META_dirty, &mp->flag)) {
 			jfs_info("count = %ld, nohomeok = %d", mp->count,
 				 mp->nohomeok);
-			busy = 1;
+			ret = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
-		wait_on_page_writeback(page);
-		//WARN_ON(test_bit(META_dirty, &mp->flag));
-		if (test_bit(META_dirty, &mp->flag)) {
-			dump_mem("dirty mp in metapage_releasepage", mp,
-				 sizeof(struct metapage));
-			dump_mem("page", page, sizeof(struct page));
-			dump_stack();
-		}
 		if (mp->lsn)
 			remove_from_logsync(mp);
 		remove_metapage(page, mp);
 		INCREMENT(mpStat.pagefree);
 		free_metapage(mp);
 	}
-	if (busy)
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void metapage_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned long offset)