diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index bf76f40..8a8ec62 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/*
+	 * If we are not using the primary superblock/GDT copy don't resize,
+         * because the user tools have no way of handling this.  Probably a
+         * bad time to do it anyways.
+         */
+	if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh->b_blocknr !=
+	    le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) {
+		ext4_warning(sb, "won't resize using backup superblock at %llu",
+			(unsigned long long)EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh->b_blocknr);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * We are not allowed to do online-resizing on a filesystem mounted
 	 * with error, because it can destroy the filesystem easily.
 	 */
@@ -758,18 +770,6 @@
 		       "EXT4-fs: ext4_add_new_gdb: adding group block %lu\n",
 		       gdb_num);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are not using the primary superblock/GDT copy don't resize,
-         * because the user tools have no way of handling this.  Probably a
-         * bad time to do it anyways.
-         */
-	if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh->b_blocknr !=
-	    le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) {
-		ext4_warning(sb, "won't resize using backup superblock at %llu",
-			(unsigned long long)EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh->b_blocknr);
-		return -EPERM;
-	}
-
 	gdb_bh = sb_bread(sb, gdblock);
 	if (!gdb_bh)
 		return -EIO;