diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
index f4efa89baee..1ed0f7c8686 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
@@ -754,7 +754,9 @@ static int ocfs2_mark_dquot_dirty(struct dquot *dquot)
 	if (dquot->dq_flags & mask)
 		sync = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&dq_data_lock);
-	if (!sync) {
+	/* This is a slight hack but we can't afford getting global quota
+	 * lock if we already have a transaction started. */
+	if (!sync || journal_current_handle()) {
 		status = ocfs2_write_dquot(dquot);
 		goto out;
 	}