diff --git a/fs/ext3/balloc.c b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
index b41a7d7e20f0..f96c40a90e2e 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
@@ -1307,10 +1307,14 @@ ext3_try_to_allocate_with_rsv(struct super_block *sb, handle_t *handle,
 			if (!goal_in_my_reservation(&my_rsv->rsv_window,
 							grp_goal, group, sb))
 				grp_goal = -1;
-		} else if (grp_goal > 0 &&
-			  (my_rsv->rsv_end-grp_goal+1) < *count)
-			try_to_extend_reservation(my_rsv, sb,
-					*count-my_rsv->rsv_end + grp_goal - 1);
+		} else if (grp_goal > 0) {
+			int curr = my_rsv->rsv_end -
+					(grp_goal + group_first_block) + 1;
+
+			if (curr < *count)
+				try_to_extend_reservation(my_rsv, sb,
+							*count - curr);
+		}
 
 		if ((my_rsv->rsv_start > group_last_block) ||
 				(my_rsv->rsv_end < group_first_block)) {