diff --git a/fs/ext3/balloc.c b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
index f96c40a90e2e..db8ca34d102a 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/balloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/balloc.c
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ retry_alloc:
 	 */
 	if (my_rsv) {
 		my_rsv = NULL;
+		windowsz = 0;
 		group_no = goal_group;
 		goto retry_alloc;
 	}