diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index c328be5..c06886a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -861,12 +861,13 @@
 	gdp = (struct ext4_group_desc *)((char *)primary->b_data +
 					 gdb_off * EXT4_DESC_SIZE(sb));
 
+	memset(gdp, 0, EXT4_DESC_SIZE(sb));
 	ext4_block_bitmap_set(sb, gdp, input->block_bitmap); /* LV FIXME */
 	ext4_inode_bitmap_set(sb, gdp, input->inode_bitmap); /* LV FIXME */
 	ext4_inode_table_set(sb, gdp, input->inode_table); /* LV FIXME */
 	ext4_free_blks_set(sb, gdp, input->free_blocks_count);
 	ext4_free_inodes_set(sb, gdp, EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb));
-	gdp->bg_flags |= cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_INODE_ZEROED);
+	gdp->bg_flags = cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_INODE_ZEROED);
 	gdp->bg_checksum = ext4_group_desc_csum(sbi, input->group, gdp);
 
 	/*