1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 655e760212b8..f344834bbf58 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ find_close_to_parent:
                         goto found_flexbg;
                 }
 
-                if (best_flex < 0 ||
+                if (flex_group[best_flex].free_inodes == 0 ||
                     (flex_group[i].free_blocks >
                      flex_group[best_flex].free_blocks &&
                      flex_group[i].free_inodes))