diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index a4af26d4459a3..18332550b4464 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ static int ext4_dx_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_filename *fname,
 				goto journal_error;
 			err = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle, dir,
 							frame->bh);
-			if (err)
+			if (restart || err)
 				goto journal_error;
 		} else {
 			struct dx_root *dxroot;