diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index e4f7cf9d89c4..70836e25418a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -5169,10 +5169,16 @@ ext4_mb_new_inode_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 			.fe_len = ac->ac_orig_goal_len,
 		};
 		loff_t orig_goal_end = extent_logical_end(sbi, &ex);
+		loff_t o_ex_end = extent_logical_end(sbi, &ac->ac_o_ex);
 
-		/* we can't allocate as much as normalizer wants.
-		 * so, found space must get proper lstart
-		 * to cover original request */
+		/*
+		 * We can't allocate as much as normalizer wants, so we try
+		 * to get proper lstart to cover the original request, except
+		 * when the goal doesn't cover the original request as below:
+		 *
+		 * orig_ex:2045/2055(10), isize:8417280 -> normalized:0/2048
+		 * best_ex:0/200(200) -> adjusted: 1848/2048(200)
+		 */
 		BUG_ON(ac->ac_g_ex.fe_logical > ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical);
 		BUG_ON(ac->ac_g_ex.fe_len < ac->ac_o_ex.fe_len);
 
@@ -5184,7 +5190,7 @@ ext4_mb_new_inode_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 		 * 1. Check if best ex can be kept at end of goal (before
 		 *    cr_best_avail trimmed it) and still cover original start
 		 * 2. Else, check if best ex can be kept at start of goal and
-		 *    still cover original start
+		 *    still cover original end
 		 * 3. Else, keep the best ex at start of original request.
 		 */
 		ex.fe_len = ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len;
@@ -5194,7 +5200,7 @@ ext4_mb_new_inode_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 			goto adjust_bex;
 
 		ex.fe_logical = ac->ac_g_ex.fe_logical;
-		if (ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical < extent_logical_end(sbi, &ex))
+		if (o_ex_end <= extent_logical_end(sbi, &ex))
 			goto adjust_bex;
 
 		ex.fe_logical = ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical;
@@ -5202,7 +5208,6 @@ ext4_mb_new_inode_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 		ac->ac_b_ex.fe_logical = ex.fe_logical;
 
 		BUG_ON(ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical < ac->ac_b_ex.fe_logical);
-		BUG_ON(ac->ac_o_ex.fe_len > ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len);
 		BUG_ON(extent_logical_end(sbi, &ex) > orig_goal_end);
 	}