diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 0c5a575b513ea2e28e4f4a4065de97db365fe576..5232525934aee170fe7218d729fef1af12fab6db 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1401,9 +1401,14 @@ static void rg_mblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 	u32 extlen;
 	u32 free_blocks = rgd->rd_free_clone - rgd->rd_reserved;
 	int ret;
+	struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
 
-	extlen = max_t(u32, atomic_read(&rs->rs_sizehint), requested);
-	extlen = clamp(extlen, RGRP_RSRV_MINBLKS, free_blocks);
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		extlen = 1;
+	else {
+		extlen = max_t(u32, atomic_read(&rs->rs_sizehint), requested);
+		extlen = clamp(extlen, RGRP_RSRV_MINBLKS, free_blocks);
+	}
 	if ((rgd->rd_free_clone < rgd->rd_reserved) || (free_blocks < extlen))
 		return;