diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 1685f6a..89dd876 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -3233,12 +3233,14 @@
 						      iloc, handle);
 			if (ret) {
 				EXT4_I(inode)->i_state |= EXT4_STATE_NO_EXPAND;
-				if (mnt_count != sbi->s_es->s_mnt_count) {
+				if (mnt_count !=
+					le16_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_mnt_count)) {
 					ext4_warning(inode->i_sb, __FUNCTION__,
 					"Unable to expand inode %lu. Delete"
 					" some EAs or run e2fsck.",
 					inode->i_ino);
-					mnt_count = sbi->s_es->s_mnt_count;
+					mnt_count =
+					  le16_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_mnt_count);
 				}
 			}
 		}