diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index dfbb8f73861f..ddde73299d62 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_update_sb_log_tail(journal_t *journal, tid_t tail_tid,
 
 	/* Log is no longer empty */
 	write_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-	WARN_ON(!sb->s_sequence);
 	journal->j_flags &= ~JBD2_FLUSHED;
 	write_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);