diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index 604fea3a26ff..27c7683c7d3f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -778,13 +778,15 @@ void ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		if (!is_handle_aborted(handle)) {
 			journal_t *journal = handle->h_transaction->t_journal;
 
-			mlog(ML_ERROR, "jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata failed. "
-					"Aborting transaction and journal.\n");
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata failed: "
+			     "handle type %u started at line %u, credits %u/%u "
+			     "errcode %d. Aborting transaction and journal.\n",
+			     handle->h_type, handle->h_line_no,
+			     handle->h_requested_credits,
+			     jbd2_handle_buffer_credits(handle), status);
 			handle->h_err = status;
 			jbd2_journal_abort_handle(handle);
 			jbd2_journal_abort(journal, status);
-			ocfs2_abort(bh->b_assoc_map->host->i_sb,
-				    "Journal already aborted.\n");
 		}
 	}
 }