diff --git a/fs/ext2/xattr.c b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
index af52a7f8b291d0baf3542246fb90703032cfbecc..247efd0b51d694e1206709672d8234e40b5405ed 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
@@ -342,12 +342,9 @@ static void ext2_xattr_update_super_block(struct super_block *sb)
 	if (EXT2_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR))
 		return;
 
-	lock_super(sb);
-	EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es->s_feature_compat |=
-		cpu_to_le32(EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
+	EXT2_SET_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
 	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	mark_buffer_dirty(EXT2_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
-	unlock_super(sb);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext3/xattr.c b/fs/ext3/xattr.c
index f86f2482f01df3a87b8a25ef9941fcc5a3a68b93..99857a400f4be217dcf92e5f16ac6c62783b62e2 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/xattr.c
@@ -459,14 +459,11 @@ static void ext3_xattr_update_super_block(handle_t *handle,
 	if (EXT3_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR))
 		return;
 
-	lock_super(sb);
 	if (ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, EXT3_SB(sb)->s_sbh) == 0) {
-		EXT3_SB(sb)->s_es->s_feature_compat |=
-			cpu_to_le32(EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
+		EXT3_SET_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT3_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
 		sb->s_dirt = 1;
 		ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, EXT3_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
 	}
-	unlock_super(sb);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 63233cd946a7333bc8079795a1f3d7c32c1b2485..dc969c357aa1d4ef9e207054e506053b8efdc0c6 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -459,14 +459,11 @@ static void ext4_xattr_update_super_block(handle_t *handle,
 	if (EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR))
 		return;
 
-	lock_super(sb);
 	if (ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh) == 0) {
-		EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es->s_feature_compat |=
-			cpu_to_le32(EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
+		EXT4_SET_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_COMPAT_EXT_ATTR);
 		sb->s_dirt = 1;
 		ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
 	}
-	unlock_super(sb);
 }
 
 /*