diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index d34affd2075e..e27eae7f163d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -826,11 +826,17 @@ int ext4_force_shutdown(struct super_block *sb, u32 flags)
 		thaw_bdev(sb->s_bdev);
 		break;
 	case EXT4_GOING_FLAGS_LOGFLUSH:
+		/*
+		 * Call ext4_force_commit() before setting EXT4_FLAGS_SHUTDOWN.
+		 * This is because in data=ordered mode, journal commit
+		 * triggers data writeback which fails if shutdown is already
+		 * set, causing the journal to be aborted prematurely before
+		 * the commit succeeds.
+		 */
+		(void) ext4_force_commit(sb);
 		set_bit(EXT4_FLAGS_SHUTDOWN, &sbi->s_ext4_flags);
-		if (sbi->s_journal && !is_journal_aborted(sbi->s_journal)) {
-			(void) ext4_force_commit(sb);
+		if (sbi->s_journal && !is_journal_aborted(sbi->s_journal))
 			jbd2_journal_abort(sbi->s_journal, -ESHUTDOWN);
-		}
 		break;
 	case EXT4_GOING_FLAGS_NOLOGFLUSH:
 		set_bit(EXT4_FLAGS_SHUTDOWN, &sbi->s_ext4_flags);