diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index eba2506f439910..b2374eb4dd2880 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -5836,7 +5836,7 @@ static int ext4_write_info(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 	handle_t *handle;
 
 	/* Data block + inode block */
-	handle = ext4_journal_start(d_inode(sb->s_root), EXT4_HT_QUOTA, 2);
+	handle = ext4_journal_start_sb(sb, EXT4_HT_QUOTA, 2);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 	ret = dquot_commit_info(sb, type);