diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 5e408ee24a1a..069b22eba795 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1710,6 +1710,11 @@ int jbd2_journal_load(journal_t *journal)
 		       journal->j_devname);
 		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	}
+	/*
+	 * clear JBD2_ABORT flag initialized in journal_init_common
+	 * here to update log tail information with the newest seq.
+	 */
+	journal->j_flags &= ~JBD2_ABORT;
 
 	/* OK, we've finished with the dynamic journal bits:
 	 * reinitialise the dynamic contents of the superblock in memory
@@ -1717,7 +1722,6 @@ int jbd2_journal_load(journal_t *journal)
 	if (journal_reset(journal))
 		goto recovery_error;
 
-	journal->j_flags &= ~JBD2_ABORT;
 	journal->j_flags |= JBD2_LOADED;
 	return 0;