diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 79c9562434a8d..22d8ac4a8c40a 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -3170,6 +3170,15 @@ int __sync_dirty_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags)
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&bh->b_count) < 1);
 	lock_buffer(bh);
 	if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+		/*
+		 * The bh should be mapped, but it might not be if the
+		 * device was hot-removed. Not much we can do but fail the I/O.
+		 */
+		if (!buffer_mapped(bh)) {
+			unlock_buffer(bh);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
 		get_bh(bh);
 		bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
 		ret = submit_bh(REQ_OP_WRITE, op_flags, bh);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 184f2d737efc9..4aae7e3e89a12 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5059,13 +5059,6 @@ static int ext4_commit_super(struct super_block *sb, int sync)
 	if (!sbh || block_device_ejected(sb))
 		return error;
 
-	/*
-	 * The superblock bh should be mapped, but it might not be if the
-	 * device was hot-removed. Not much we can do but fail the I/O.
-	 */
-	if (!buffer_mapped(sbh))
-		return error;
-
 	/*
 	 * If the file system is mounted read-only, don't update the
 	 * superblock write time.  This avoids updating the superblock