u64 transid;
        int ret;
 
-       trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 0);
-       if (IS_ERR(trans))
-               return PTR_ERR(trans);
+       trans = btrfs_attach_transaction(root);
+       if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
+               if (PTR_ERR(trans) != -ENOENT)
+                       return PTR_ERR(trans);
+
+               /* No running transaction, don't bother */
+               transid = root->fs_info->last_trans_committed;
+               goto out;
+       }
        transid = trans->transid;
        ret = btrfs_commit_transaction_async(trans, root, 0);
        if (ret) {
                btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
                return ret;
        }
-
+out:
        if (argp)
                if (copy_to_user(argp, &transid, sizeof(transid)))
                        return -EFAULT;
 
         * We've got freeze protection passed with the transaction.
         * Tell lockdep about it.
         */
-       rwsem_acquire_read(
-               &ac->root->fs_info->sb->s_writers.lock_map[SB_FREEZE_FS-1],
-               0, 1, _THIS_IP_);
+       if (ac->newtrans->type < TRANS_JOIN_NOLOCK)
+               rwsem_acquire_read(
+                    &ac->root->fs_info->sb->s_writers.lock_map[SB_FREEZE_FS-1],
+                    0, 1, _THIS_IP_);
 
        current->journal_info = ac->newtrans;
 
         * Tell lockdep we've released the freeze rwsem, since the
         * async commit thread will be the one to unlock it.
         */
-       rwsem_release(&root->fs_info->sb->s_writers.lock_map[SB_FREEZE_FS-1],
-                     1, _THIS_IP_);
+       if (trans->type < TRANS_JOIN_NOLOCK)
+               rwsem_release(
+                       &root->fs_info->sb->s_writers.lock_map[SB_FREEZE_FS-1],
+                       1, _THIS_IP_);
 
        schedule_delayed_work(&ac->work, 0);