diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
index 84bc98ab9f0d..2c2b262bd31b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 #define EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)	(EXT4_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) + \
 					 EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS - 2 + \
-					 2*EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
+					 EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
 
 /*
  * Define the number of metadata blocks we need to account to modify data.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  * This include super block, inode block, quota blocks and xattr blocks
  */
 #define EXT4_META_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)	(EXT4_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS + \
-					2*EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
 
 /* Delete operations potentially hit one directory's namespace plus an
  * entire inode, plus arbitrary amounts of bitmap/indirection data.  Be
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
  * but inode, sb and group updates are done only once */
 #define EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(sb) (test_opt(sb, QUOTA) ? (DQUOT_INIT_ALLOC*\
 		(EXT4_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)-3)+3+DQUOT_INIT_REWRITE) : 0)
+
 #define EXT4_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(sb) (test_opt(sb, QUOTA) ? (DQUOT_DEL_ALLOC*\
 		(EXT4_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)-3)+3+DQUOT_DEL_REWRITE) : 0)
 #else
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@
 #define EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(sb) 0
 #define EXT4_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(sb) 0
 #endif
+#define EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
+#define EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(sb))
+#define EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_DEL_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT4_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(sb))
 
 int
 ext4_mark_iloc_dirty(handle_t *handle,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 2c4a9321fb14..5967f18fd7e7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -2161,7 +2161,7 @@ ext4_ext_rm_leaf(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 			correct_index = 1;
 			credits += (ext_depth(inode)) + 1;
 		}
-		credits += 2 * EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
+		credits += EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
 
 		err = ext4_ext_truncate_extend_restart(handle, inode, credits);
 		if (err)
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 2da74f57a10b..1b1b7d918114 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5175,7 +5175,7 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 		/* (user+group)*(old+new) structure, inode write (sb,
 		 * inode block, ? - but truncate inode update has it) */
-		handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, 2*(EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)+
+		handle = ext4_journal_start(inode, (EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)+
 					EXT4_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb))+3);
 		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(handle);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/migrate.c b/fs/ext4/migrate.c
index d641e13e740e..81415814b00b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/migrate.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/migrate.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int extend_credit_for_blkdel(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
 	 * So allocate a credit of 3. We may update
 	 * quota (user and group).
 	 */
-	needed = 3 + 2*EXT4_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
+	needed = 3 + EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
 
 	if (ext4_journal_extend(handle, needed) != 0)
 		retval = ext4_journal_restart(handle, needed);
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int ext4_ext_migrate(struct inode *inode)
 	handle = ext4_journal_start(inode,
 					EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb) +
 					EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2 * EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)
 					+ 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		retval = PTR_ERR(handle);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index fde08c919d12..17a17e10dd60 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ static int ext4_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 retry:
 	handle = ext4_journal_start(dir, EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ static int ext4_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 retry:
 	handle = ext4_journal_start(dir, EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ static int ext4_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 retry:
 	handle = ext4_journal_start(dir, EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ static int ext4_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 retry:
 	handle = ext4_journal_start(dir, EXT4_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT4_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 5 +
-					2*EXT4_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT4_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);