diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 9087183602e4..ac5eb2ed43d3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -5291,6 +5291,15 @@ ext4_mb_new_inode_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 
 		ex.fe_logical = ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical;
 adjust_bex:
+		if (sbi->s_cluster_ratio > 1) {
+			loff_t mask = ~(sbi->s_cluster_ratio - 1);
+			loff_t aligned_start = ex.fe_logical & mask;
+
+			if (aligned_start < ac->ac_g_ex.fe_logical) {
+				ac->ac_status = AC_STATUS_BREAK;
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 		ac->ac_b_ex.fe_logical = ex.fe_logical;
 
 		BUG_ON(ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical < ac->ac_b_ex.fe_logical);