diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index f0e6934291dd..0e9de2328bd2 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -4731,6 +4731,7 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 	loff_t new_size = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 	int flags;
+	int credits;
 	int partial;
 	loff_t start, end;
 	ext4_lblk_t lblk;
@@ -4830,8 +4831,14 @@ static long ext4_zero_range(struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_dio;
 	}
-
-	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, 4);
+	/*
+	 * In worst case we have to writeout two nonadjacent unwritten
+	 * blocks and update the inode
+	 */
+	credits = (2 * ext4_ext_index_trans_blocks(inode, 2)) + 1;
+	if (ext4_should_journal_data(inode))
+		credits += 2;
+	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, EXT4_HT_MISC, credits);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
 		ext4_std_error(inode->i_sb, ret);