diff --git a/fs/ext4/block_validity.c b/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
index dc2e3504bb06..080410433110 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/block_validity.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct ext4_system_zone {
 	struct rb_node	node;
 	ext4_fsblk_t	start_blk;
 	unsigned int	count;
+	u32		ino;
 };
 
 static struct kmem_cache *ext4_system_zone_cachep;
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ void ext4_exit_system_zone(void)
 static inline int can_merge(struct ext4_system_zone *entry1,
 		     struct ext4_system_zone *entry2)
 {
-	if ((entry1->start_blk + entry1->count) == entry2->start_blk)
+	if ((entry1->start_blk + entry1->count) == entry2->start_blk &&
+	    entry1->ino == entry2->ino)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ static inline int can_merge(struct ext4_system_zone *entry1,
  */
 static int add_system_zone(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi,
 			   ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
-			   unsigned int count)
+			   unsigned int count, u32 ino)
 {
 	struct ext4_system_zone *new_entry, *entry;
 	struct rb_node **n = &sbi->system_blks.rb_node, *node;
@@ -79,6 +81,7 @@ static int add_system_zone(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	new_entry->start_blk = start_blk;
 	new_entry->count = count;
+	new_entry->ino = ino;
 	new_node = &new_entry->node;
 
 	rb_link_node(new_node, parent, n);
@@ -154,16 +157,16 @@ static int ext4_protect_reserved_inode(struct super_block *sb, u32 ino)
 		if (n == 0) {
 			i++;
 		} else {
-			if (!ext4_data_block_valid(sbi, map.m_pblk, n)) {
-				ext4_error(sb, "blocks %llu-%llu from inode %u "
+			err = add_system_zone(sbi, map.m_pblk, n, ino);
+			if (err < 0) {
+				if (err == -EFSCORRUPTED) {
+					ext4_error(sb,
+					   "blocks %llu-%llu from inode %u "
 					   "overlap system zone", map.m_pblk,
 					   map.m_pblk + map.m_len - 1, ino);
-				err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+				}
 				break;
 			}
-			err = add_system_zone(sbi, map.m_pblk, n);
-			if (err < 0)
-				break;
 			i += n;
 		}
 	}
@@ -192,16 +195,16 @@ int ext4_setup_system_zone(struct super_block *sb)
 		if (ext4_bg_has_super(sb, i) &&
 		    ((i < 5) || ((i % flex_size) == 0)))
 			add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_group_first_block_no(sb, i),
-					ext4_bg_num_gdb(sb, i) + 1);
+					ext4_bg_num_gdb(sb, i) + 1, 0);
 		gdp = ext4_get_group_desc(sb, i, NULL);
-		ret = add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_block_bitmap(sb, gdp), 1);
+		ret = add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_block_bitmap(sb, gdp), 1, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		ret = add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, gdp), 1);
+		ret = add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, gdp), 1, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		ret = add_system_zone(sbi, ext4_inode_table(sb, gdp),
-				sbi->s_itb_per_group);
+				sbi->s_itb_per_group, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -234,10 +237,11 @@ void ext4_release_system_zone(struct super_block *sb)
  * start_blk+count) is valid; 0 if some part of the block region
  * overlaps with filesystem metadata blocks.
  */
-int ext4_data_block_valid(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi, ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
-			  unsigned int count)
+int ext4_inode_block_valid(struct inode *inode, ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
+			   unsigned int count)
 {
 	struct ext4_system_zone *entry;
+	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct rb_node *n = sbi->system_blks.rb_node;
 
 	if ((start_blk <= le32_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_first_data_block)) ||
@@ -253,6 +257,8 @@ int ext4_data_block_valid(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi, ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
 		else if (start_blk >= (entry->start_blk + entry->count))
 			n = n->rb_right;
 		else {
+			if (entry->ino == inode->i_ino)
+				return 1;
 			sbi->s_es->s_last_error_block = cpu_to_le64(start_blk);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -275,8 +281,7 @@ int ext4_check_blockref(const char *function, unsigned int line,
 	while (bref < p+max) {
 		blk = le32_to_cpu(*bref++);
 		if (blk &&
-		    unlikely(!ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb),
-						    blk, 1))) {
+		    unlikely(!ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, blk, 1))) {
 			es->s_last_error_block = cpu_to_le64(blk);
 			ext4_error_inode(inode, function, line, blk,
 					 "invalid block");
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index c5908f5eb075..5e9ff118977e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -3151,9 +3151,9 @@ extern void ext4_release_system_zone(struct super_block *sb);
 extern int ext4_setup_system_zone(struct super_block *sb);
 extern int __init ext4_init_system_zone(void);
 extern void ext4_exit_system_zone(void);
-extern int ext4_data_block_valid(struct ext4_sb_info *sbi,
-				 ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
-				 unsigned int count);
+extern int ext4_inode_block_valid(struct inode *inode,
+				  ext4_fsblk_t start_blk,
+				  unsigned int count);
 extern int ext4_check_blockref(const char *, unsigned int,
 			       struct inode *, __le32 *, unsigned int);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index fc6bc261f7ac..264332fb0e77 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static int ext4_valid_extent(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_extent *ext)
 	 */
 	if (lblock + len <= lblock)
 		return 0;
-	return ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb), block, len);
+	return ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, block, len);
 }
 
 static int ext4_valid_extent_idx(struct inode *inode,
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int ext4_valid_extent_idx(struct inode *inode,
 {
 	ext4_fsblk_t block = ext4_idx_pblock(ext_idx);
 
-	return ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb), block, 1);
+	return ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, block, 1);
 }
 
 static int ext4_valid_extent_entries(struct inode *inode,
@@ -554,14 +554,10 @@ __read_extent_tree_block(const char *function, unsigned int line,
 	}
 	if (buffer_verified(bh) && !(flags & EXT4_EX_FORCE_CACHE))
 		return bh;
-	if (!ext4_has_feature_journal(inode->i_sb) ||
-	    (inode->i_ino !=
-	     le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_es->s_journal_inum))) {
-		err = __ext4_ext_check(function, line, inode,
-				       ext_block_hdr(bh), depth, pblk);
-		if (err)
-			goto errout;
-	}
+	err = __ext4_ext_check(function, line, inode,
+			       ext_block_hdr(bh), depth, pblk);
+	if (err)
+		goto errout;
 	set_buffer_verified(bh);
 	/*
 	 * If this is a leaf block, cache all of its entries
diff --git a/fs/ext4/indirect.c b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
index e1801b288847..a5442528a60d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/indirect.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/indirect.c
@@ -842,8 +842,7 @@ static int ext4_clear_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	else if (ext4_should_journal_data(inode))
 		flags |= EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_FORGET;
 
-	if (!ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb), block_to_free,
-				   count)) {
+	if (!ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, block_to_free, count)) {
 		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "attempt to clear invalid "
 				 "blocks %llu len %lu",
 				 (unsigned long long) block_to_free, count);
@@ -1005,8 +1004,7 @@ static void ext4_free_branches(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 			if (!nr)
 				continue;		/* A hole */
 
-			if (!ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb),
-						   nr, 1)) {
+			if (!ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, nr, 1)) {
 				EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode,
 						 "invalid indirect mapped "
 						 "block %lu (level %d)",
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index eb635eab304e..f631abb507c3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -420,8 +420,7 @@ static int __check_block_validity(struct inode *inode, const char *func,
 	    (inode->i_ino ==
 	     le32_to_cpu(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_es->s_journal_inum)))
 		return 0;
-	if (!ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb), map->m_pblk,
-				   map->m_len)) {
+	if (!ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, map->m_pblk, map->m_len)) {
 		ext4_error_inode(inode, func, line, map->m_pblk,
 				 "lblock %lu mapped to illegal pblock %llu "
 				 "(length %d)", (unsigned long) map->m_lblk,
@@ -4940,7 +4939,7 @@ struct inode *__ext4_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino,
 
 	ret = 0;
 	if (ei->i_file_acl &&
-	    !ext4_data_block_valid(EXT4_SB(sb), ei->i_file_acl, 1)) {
+	    !ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, ei->i_file_acl, 1)) {
 		ext4_error_inode(inode, function, line, 0,
 				 "iget: bad extended attribute block %llu",
 				 ei->i_file_acl);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 4cafe41ab524..b4da63f24093 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	block = ext4_grp_offs_to_block(sb, &ac->ac_b_ex);
 
 	len = EXT4_C2B(sbi, ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len);
-	if (!ext4_data_block_valid(sbi, block, len)) {
+	if (!ext4_inode_block_valid(ac->ac_inode, block, len)) {
 		ext4_error(sb, "Allocating blocks %llu-%llu which overlap "
 			   "fs metadata", block, block+len);
 		/* File system mounted not to panic on error
@@ -4783,7 +4783,7 @@ void ext4_free_blocks(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 
 	sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
 	if (!(flags & EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_VALIDATED) &&
-	    !ext4_data_block_valid(sbi, block, count)) {
+	    !ext4_inode_block_valid(inode, block, count)) {
 		ext4_error(sb, "Freeing blocks not in datazone - "
 			   "block = %llu, count = %lu", block, count);
 		goto error_return;
