diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 36570b7..108c3af 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2006,17 +2006,16 @@
 	struct ext4_group_desc *gdp = NULL;
 	ext4_group_t flex_group_count;
 	ext4_group_t flex_group;
-	int groups_per_flex = 0;
+	unsigned int groups_per_flex = 0;
 	size_t size;
 	int i;
 
 	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) {
+	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex < 1 || sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex > 31) {
 		sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex = 0;
 		return 1;
 	}
+	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) +