diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index d4e544f..7b12aed 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -115,20 +115,40 @@
 			    block_group, bitmap_blk);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	if (buffer_uptodate(bh) &&
-	    !(desc->bg_flags & cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_INODE_UNINIT)))
+	if (bitmap_uptodate(bh))
 		return bh;
 
 	lock_buffer(bh);
+	if (bitmap_uptodate(bh)) {
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return bh;
+	}
 	spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(EXT4_SB(sb), block_group));
 	if (desc->bg_flags & cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_INODE_UNINIT)) {
 		ext4_init_inode_bitmap(sb, bh, block_group, desc);
+		set_bitmap_uptodate(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 		spin_unlock(sb_bgl_lock(EXT4_SB(sb), block_group));
 		unlock_buffer(bh);
 		return bh;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(sb_bgl_lock(EXT4_SB(sb), block_group));
+	if (buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		/*
+		 * if not uninit if bh is uptodate,
+		 * bitmap is also uptodate
+		 */
+		set_bitmap_uptodate(bh);
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return bh;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * submit the buffer_head for read. We can
+	 * safely mark the bitmap as uptodate now.
+	 * We do it here so the bitmap uptodate bit
+	 * get set with buffer lock held.
+	 */
+	set_bitmap_uptodate(bh);
 	if (bh_submit_read(bh) < 0) {
 		put_bh(bh);
 		ext4_error(sb, __func__,