diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 0a7315961bac..c969275ce3ee 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -5329,8 +5329,9 @@ ext4_ext_shift_extents(struct inode *inode, handle_t *handle,
 	stop = le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block);
 
        /*
-	 * In case of left shift, Don't start shifting extents until we make
-	 * sure the hole is big enough to accommodate the shift.
+	* For left shifts, make sure the hole on the left is big enough to
+	* accommodate the shift.  For right shifts, make sure the last extent
+	* won't be shifted beyond EXT_MAX_BLOCKS.
 	*/
 	if (SHIFT == SHIFT_LEFT) {
 		path = ext4_find_extent(inode, start - 1, &path,
@@ -5350,9 +5351,14 @@ ext4_ext_shift_extents(struct inode *inode, handle_t *handle,
 
 		if ((start == ex_start && shift > ex_start) ||
 		    (shift > start - ex_end)) {
-			ext4_ext_drop_refs(path);
-			kfree(path);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	} else {
+		if (shift > EXT_MAX_BLOCKS -
+		    (stop + ext4_ext_get_actual_len(extent))) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}