diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 303309996a9f..269d9cac5c87 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ xfs_ialloc_ag_select(
 		 * if we fail allocation due to alignment issues then it is most
 		 * likely a real ENOSPC condition.
 		 */
-		ineed = mp->m_ialloc_blks;
+		ineed = mp->m_ialloc_min_blks;
 		if (flags && ineed > 1)
 			ineed += xfs_ialloc_cluster_alignment(mp);
 		longest = pag->pagf_longest;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_sb.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_sb.c
index 32739a371cb1..da11992273e4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_sb.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_sb.c
@@ -689,6 +689,11 @@ xfs_sb_mount_common(
 	mp->m_ialloc_inos = (int)MAX((__uint16_t)XFS_INODES_PER_CHUNK,
 					sbp->sb_inopblock);
 	mp->m_ialloc_blks = mp->m_ialloc_inos >> sbp->sb_inopblog;
+
+	if (sbp->sb_spino_align)
+		mp->m_ialloc_min_blks = sbp->sb_spino_align;
+	else
+		mp->m_ialloc_min_blks = mp->m_ialloc_blks;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 8c995a2ccb6f..df209c290258 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	__uint64_t		m_flags;	/* global mount flags */
 	int			m_ialloc_inos;	/* inodes in inode allocation */
 	int			m_ialloc_blks;	/* blocks in inode allocation */
+	int			m_ialloc_min_blks;/* min blocks in sparse inode
+						   * allocation */
 	int			m_inoalign_mask;/* mask sb_inoalignmt if used */
 	uint			m_qflags;	/* quota status flags */
 	struct xfs_trans_resv	m_resv;		/* precomputed res values */