diff -ruN linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/jbd/transaction.c linux-2.4.24/fs/jbd/transaction.c
--- linux-2.4.24.orig/fs/jbd/transaction.c	Fri Nov 28 10:26:21 2003
+++ linux-2.4.24/fs/jbd/transaction.c	Mon Jan 12 12:01:54 2004
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@
 	transaction->t_journal = journal;
 	transaction->t_state = T_RUNNING;
 	transaction->t_tid = journal->j_transaction_sequence++;
-	transaction->t_expires = jiffies + journal->j_commit_interval;
+	/*
+	 * have to do it here, otherwise changed age_buffers since boot
+	 * wont have any effect
+	 */
+	transaction->t_expires = jiffies + get_buffer_flushtime();
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&transaction->t_jcb);
 
 	/* Set up the commit timer for the new transaction. */