diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 6329f2b554da..f8428f802b68 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1326,9 +1326,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *__bread_slow(struct buffer_head *bh)
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		return bh;
 	} else {
-		get_bh(bh);
-		bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
-		submit_bh(REQ_OP_READ, bh);
+		bh_submit(bh, REQ_OP_READ, bh_end_read);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
 			return bh;