diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index ea27eaa..dc99b47 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 	case EXT4_IOC_GROUP_EXTEND: {
 		ext4_fsblk_t n_blocks_count;
 		struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-		int err;
+		int err, err2;
 
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 			return -EPERM;
@@ -206,8 +206,10 @@
 
 		err = ext4_group_extend(sb, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es, n_blocks_count);
 		jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-		jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+		err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
 		jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+		if (err == 0)
+			err = err2;
 		mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
 
 		return err;
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@
 	case EXT4_IOC_GROUP_ADD: {
 		struct ext4_new_group_data input;
 		struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-		int err;
+		int err, err2;
 
 		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
 			return -EPERM;
@@ -230,8 +232,10 @@
 
 		err = ext4_group_add(sb, &input);
 		jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-		jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+		err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
 		jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+		if (err == 0)
+			err = err2;
 		mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
 
 		return err;