diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index ad14227f509e..455e6e6e5cb9 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static int ext3_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		if (max_blocks > DIO_MAX_BLOCKS)
 			max_blocks = DIO_MAX_BLOCKS;
 		handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, DIO_CREDITS +
-				2 * EXT3_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb));
+				EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb));
 		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
 			goto out;
@@ -3146,8 +3146,8 @@ int ext3_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 		/* (user+group)*(old+new) structure, inode write (sb,
 		 * inode block, ? - but truncate inode update has it) */
-		handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, 2*(EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)+
-					EXT3_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb))+3);
+		handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)+
+					EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)+3);
 		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 			error = PTR_ERR(handle);
 			goto err_out;
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ static int ext3_writepage_trans_blocks(struct inode *inode)
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	/* We know that structure was already allocated during vfs_dq_init so
 	 * we will be updating only the data blocks + inodes */
-	ret += 2*EXT3_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
+	ret += EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
 #endif
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index aad6400c9b77..81f7348b2de3 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -1699,7 +1699,7 @@ static int ext3_create (struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, int mode,
 retry:
 	handle = ext3_journal_start(dir, EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT3_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -1733,7 +1733,7 @@ static int ext3_mknod (struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 retry:
 	handle = ext3_journal_start(dir, EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT3_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ static int ext3_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, int mode)
 retry:
 	handle = ext3_journal_start(dir, EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT3_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 3 +
-					2*EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
@@ -2175,7 +2175,7 @@ static int ext3_symlink (struct inode * dir,
 retry:
 	handle = ext3_journal_start(dir, EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 					EXT3_INDEX_EXTRA_TRANS_BLOCKS + 5 +
-					2*EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
+					EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	if (IS_ERR(handle))
 		return PTR_ERR(handle);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_jbd.h b/include/linux/ext3_jbd.h
index cf82d519be40..d7b5ddca99c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_jbd.h
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@
 
 #define EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)	(EXT3_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS + \
 					 EXT3_XATTR_TRANS_BLOCKS - 2 + \
-					 2*EXT3_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
+					 EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
 
 /* Delete operations potentially hit one directory's namespace plus an
  * entire inode, plus arbitrary amounts of bitmap/indirection data.  Be
  * generous.  We can grow the delete transaction later if necessary. */
 
-#define EXT3_DELETE_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)	(2 * EXT3_DATA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) + 64)
+#define EXT3_DELETE_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb)   (EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) + 64)
 
 /* Define an arbitrary limit for the amount of data we will anticipate
  * writing to any given transaction.  For unbounded transactions such as
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@
 #define EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(sb) 0
 #define EXT3_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(sb) 0
 #endif
+#define EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT3_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(sb))
+#define EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_INIT_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT3_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(sb))
+#define EXT3_MAXQUOTAS_DEL_BLOCKS(sb) (MAXQUOTAS*EXT3_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(sb))
 
 int
 ext3_mark_iloc_dirty(handle_t *handle,