diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 4e739902dc03..0540929630a1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -3757,8 +3757,7 @@ extern void ext4_end_io_rsv_work(struct work_struct *work);
 extern void ext4_io_submit(struct ext4_io_submit *io);
 extern int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 			       struct page *page,
-			       int len,
-			       bool keep_towrite);
+			       int len);
 extern struct ext4_io_end_vec *ext4_alloc_io_end_vec(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
 extern struct ext4_io_end_vec *ext4_last_io_end_vec(ext4_io_end_t *io_end);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index a0f4d4197a0b..4c70cc525f10 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -2016,7 +2016,6 @@ static int ext4_writepage(struct page *page,
 	struct buffer_head *page_bufs = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	struct ext4_io_submit io_submit;
-	bool keep_towrite = false;
 
 	if (unlikely(ext4_forced_shutdown(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)))) {
 		folio_invalidate(folio, 0, folio_size(folio));
@@ -2074,7 +2073,6 @@ static int ext4_writepage(struct page *page,
 			unlock_page(page);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		keep_towrite = true;
 	}
 
 	if (PageChecked(page) && ext4_should_journal_data(inode))
@@ -2091,7 +2089,7 @@ static int ext4_writepage(struct page *page,
 		unlock_page(page);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	ret = ext4_bio_write_page(&io_submit, page, len, keep_towrite);
+	ret = ext4_bio_write_page(&io_submit, page, len);
 	ext4_io_submit(&io_submit);
 	/* Drop io_end reference we got from init */
 	ext4_put_io_end_defer(io_submit.io_end);
@@ -2125,7 +2123,7 @@ static int mpage_submit_page(struct mpage_da_data *mpd, struct page *page)
 		len = size & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	else
 		len = PAGE_SIZE;
-	err = ext4_bio_write_page(&mpd->io_submit, page, len, false);
+	err = ext4_bio_write_page(&mpd->io_submit, page, len);
 	if (!err)
 		mpd->wbc->nr_to_write--;
 	mpd->first_page++;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/page-io.c b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
index 4e68ace86f11..4f9ecacd10aa 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/page-io.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/page-io.c
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@ static void io_submit_add_bh(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 
 int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 			struct page *page,
-			int len,
-			bool keep_towrite)
+			int len)
 {
 	struct page *bounce_page = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
@@ -441,14 +440,11 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 	int nr_submitted = 0;
 	int nr_to_submit = 0;
 	struct writeback_control *wbc = io->io_wbc;
+	bool keep_towrite = false;
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 	BUG_ON(PageWriteback(page));
 
-	if (keep_towrite)
-		set_page_writeback_keepwrite(page);
-	else
-		set_page_writeback(page);
 	ClearPageError(page);
 
 	/*
@@ -483,12 +479,17 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 			if (!buffer_mapped(bh))
 				clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 			/*
-			 * Keeping dirty some buffer we cannot write? Make
-			 * sure to redirty the page. This happens e.g. when
-			 * doing writeout for transaction commit.
+			 * Keeping dirty some buffer we cannot write? Make sure
+			 * to redirty the page and keep TOWRITE tag so that
+			 * racing WB_SYNC_ALL writeback does not skip the page.
+			 * This happens e.g. when doing writeout for
+			 * transaction commit.
 			 */
-			if (buffer_dirty(bh) && !PageDirty(page))
-				redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+			if (buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+				if (!PageDirty(page))
+					redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+				keep_towrite = true;
+			}
 			if (io->io_bio)
 				ext4_io_submit(io);
 			continue;
@@ -500,6 +501,10 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 		nr_to_submit++;
 	} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
 
+	/* Nothing to submit? Just unlock the page... */
+	if (!nr_to_submit)
+		goto unlock;
+
 	bh = head = page_buffers(page);
 
 	/*
@@ -550,6 +555,11 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (keep_towrite)
+		set_page_writeback_keepwrite(page);
+	else
+		set_page_writeback(page);
+
 	/* Now submit buffers to write */
 	do {
 		if (!buffer_async_write(bh))
@@ -558,11 +568,7 @@ int ext4_bio_write_page(struct ext4_io_submit *io,
 				 bounce_page ? bounce_page : page, bh);
 		nr_submitted++;
 	} while ((bh = bh->b_this_page) != head);
-
 unlock:
 	unlock_page(page);
-	/* Nothing submitted - we have to end page writeback */
-	if (!nr_submitted)
-		end_page_writeback(page);
 	return ret;
 }