diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 0840bf3..5b87fc3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 			fatal = err;
 	} else {
 		ext4_error(sb, "bit already cleared for inode %lu", ino);
-		if (!EXT4_MB_GRP_IBITMAP_CORRUPT(grp)) {
+		if (gdp && !EXT4_MB_GRP_IBITMAP_CORRUPT(grp)) {
 			int count;
 			count = ext4_free_inodes_count(sb, gdp);
 			percpu_counter_sub(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter,