diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 725607520e84..9e09caaf9b0b 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -5190,6 +5190,7 @@ ext4_ext_shift_extents(struct inode *inode, handle_t *handle,
 	 * and it is decreased till we reach start.
 	 */
 again:
+	ret = 0;
 	if (SHIFT == SHIFT_LEFT)
 		iterator = &start;
 	else
@@ -5233,14 +5234,21 @@ again:
 					ext4_ext_get_actual_len(extent);
 		} else {
 			extent = EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(path[depth].p_hdr);
-			if (le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) > 0)
+			if (le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) > start)
 				*iterator = le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) - 1;
-			else
-				/* Beginning is reached, end of the loop */
+			else if (le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) == start)
 				iterator = NULL;
-			/* Update path extent in case we need to stop */
-			while (le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) < start)
+			else {
+				extent = EXT_LAST_EXTENT(path[depth].p_hdr);
+				while (le32_to_cpu(extent->ee_block) >= start)
+					extent--;
+
+				if (extent == EXT_LAST_EXTENT(path[depth].p_hdr))
+					break;
+
 				extent++;
+				iterator = NULL;
+			}
 			path[depth].p_ext = extent;
 		}
 		ret = ext4_ext_shift_path_extents(path, shift, inode,