diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 763fe7737065..ef24894edecc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1720,9 +1720,9 @@ static int gfs2_rbm_find(struct gfs2_rbm *rbm, u8 state, u32 *minext,
 			goto next_iter;
 		}
 		if (ret == -E2BIG) {
-			n += rbm->bii - initial_bii;
 			rbm->bii = 0;
 			rbm->offset = 0;
+			n += (rbm->bii - initial_bii);
 			goto res_covered_end_of_rgrp;
 		}
 		return ret;