diff --git a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
index 1e07dfac4d81..1ae1697fe99b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ static int fc_do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 		err = journal->j_fc_replay_callback(journal, bh, pass,
 					next_fc_block - journal->j_fc_first,
 					expected_commit_id);
+		brelse(bh);
 		next_fc_block++;
 		if (err < 0 || err == JBD2_FC_REPLAY_STOP)
 			break;