diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 3a01d4e7667a..78bba8cc10b8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -467,8 +467,9 @@ void gfs2_log_release(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
 {
 	atomic_add(blks, &sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
 	trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, blks);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) <=
-				  sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
+	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_jdesc ||
+			atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) <=
+			sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
 	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_needed))
 		wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_waitq);
 }