diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index 6df797e..27527ae 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -921,8 +921,7 @@
 			   &sbi->s_flex_groups[flex_group].free_inodes);
 	}
 
-	ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, sbi->s_sbh);
-	sb->s_dirt = 1;
+	ext4_handle_dirty_super(handle, sb);
 
 exit_journal:
 	mutex_unlock(&sbi->s_resize_lock);
@@ -1045,13 +1044,12 @@
 		goto exit_put;
 	}
 	ext4_blocks_count_set(es, o_blocks_count + add);
-	ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
-	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 	mutex_unlock(&EXT4_SB(sb)->s_resize_lock);
 	ext4_debug("freeing blocks %llu through %llu\n", o_blocks_count,
 		   o_blocks_count + add);
 	/* We add the blocks to the bitmap and set the group need init bit */
 	ext4_add_groupblocks(handle, sb, o_blocks_count, add);
+	ext4_handle_dirty_super(handle, sb);
 	ext4_debug("freed blocks %llu through %llu\n", o_blocks_count,
 		   o_blocks_count + add);
 	if ((err = ext4_journal_stop(handle)))