diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index d4ca92a..8662b2e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1673,14 +1673,14 @@
 	size_t size;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!sbi->s_es->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
+	sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex = sbi->s_es->s_log_groups_per_flex;
+	groups_per_flex = 1 << sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex;
+
+	if (groups_per_flex < 2) {
 		sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex = 0;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex = sbi->s_es->s_log_groups_per_flex;
-	groups_per_flex = 1 << sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex;
-
 	/* We allocate both existing and potentially added groups */
 	flex_group_count = ((sbi->s_groups_count + groups_per_flex - 1) +
 			((le16_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_reserved_gdt_blocks) + 1) <<