1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index 8a8ec6293b19..cf0c472047e3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -1432,12 +1432,15 @@ static int ext4_flex_group_add(struct super_block *sb,
                 goto exit;
         /*
          * We will always be modifying at least the superblock and  GDT
-         * block.  If we are adding a group past the last current GDT block,
+         * blocks.  If we are adding a group past the last current GDT block,
          * we will also modify the inode and the dindirect block.  If we
          * are adding a group with superblock/GDT backups  we will also
          * modify each of the reserved GDT dindirect blocks.
          */
-        credit = flex_gd->count * 4 + reserved_gdb;
+        credit = 3;     /* sb, resize inode, resize inode dindirect */
+        /* GDT blocks */
+        credit += 1 + DIV_ROUND_UP(flex_gd->count, EXT4_DESC_PER_BLOCK(sb));
+        credit += reserved_gdb; /* Reserved GDT dindirect blocks */
         handle = ext4_journal_start_sb(sb, EXT4_HT_RESIZE, credit);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 err = PTR_ERR(handle);