trace_ocfs2_journal_dirty((unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 
        status = jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
-       BUG_ON(status);
+       if (status) {
+               mlog_errno(status);
+               if (!is_handle_aborted(handle)) {
+                       journal_t *journal = handle->h_transaction->t_journal;
+                       struct super_block *sb = bh->b_bdev->bd_super;
+
+                       mlog(ML_ERROR, "jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata failed. "
+                                       "Aborting transaction and journal.\n");
+                       handle->h_err = status;
+                       jbd2_journal_abort_handle(handle);
+                       jbd2_journal_abort(journal, status);
+                       ocfs2_abort(sb, "Journal already aborted.\n");
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 #define OCFS2_DEFAULT_COMMIT_INTERVAL  (HZ * JBD2_DEFAULT_MAX_COMMIT_AGE)