diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 7e34e66159c..f3bc3658e7a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ int ocfs2_do_extend_allocation(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_claim_clusters(osb, handle, data_ac, 1,
-				      &bit_off, &num_bits);
+	status = __ocfs2_claim_clusters(osb, handle, data_ac, 1,
+					clusters_to_add, &bit_off, &num_bits);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		if (status != -ENOSPC)
 			mlog_errno(status);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index 545f7892cdf..de984d27257 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -524,13 +524,12 @@ bail:
 int ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				 handle_t *handle,
 				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-				 u32 min_bits,
+				 u32 bits_wanted,
 				 u32 *bit_off,
 				 u32 *num_bits)
 {
 	int status, start;
 	struct inode *local_alloc_inode;
-	u32 bits_wanted;
 	void *bitmap;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc;
 	struct ocfs2_local_alloc *la;
@@ -538,7 +537,6 @@ int ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	mlog_entry_void();
 	BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL);
 
-	bits_wanted = ac->ac_bits_wanted - ac->ac_bits_given;
 	local_alloc_inode = ac->ac_inode;
 	alloc = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) osb->local_alloc_bh->b_data;
 	la = OCFS2_LOCAL_ALLOC(alloc);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
index 385a10152f9..3f76631e110 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 int ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				 handle_t *handle,
 				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-				 u32 min_bits,
+				 u32 bits_wanted,
 				 u32 *bit_off,
 				 u32 *num_bits);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index d9c5c9fcb30..8f09f5235e3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -1486,21 +1486,21 @@ static inline void ocfs2_block_to_cluster_group(struct inode *inode,
  * contig. allocation, set to '1' to indicate we can deal with extents
  * of any size.
  */
-int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			 handle_t *handle,
-			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-			 u32 min_clusters,
-			 u32 *cluster_start,
-			 u32 *num_clusters)
+int __ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+			   handle_t *handle,
+			   struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+			   u32 min_clusters,
+			   u32 max_clusters,
+			   u32 *cluster_start,
+			   u32 *num_clusters)
 {
 	int status;
-	unsigned int bits_wanted = ac->ac_bits_wanted - ac->ac_bits_given;
+	unsigned int bits_wanted = max_clusters;
 	u64 bg_blkno = 0;
 	u16 bg_bit_off;
 
 	mlog_entry_void();
 
-	BUG_ON(!ac);
 	BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_given >= ac->ac_bits_wanted);
 
 	BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL
@@ -1557,6 +1557,19 @@ bail:
 	return status;
 }
 
+int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+			 handle_t *handle,
+			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+			 u32 min_clusters,
+			 u32 *cluster_start,
+			 u32 *num_clusters)
+{
+	unsigned int bits_wanted = ac->ac_bits_wanted - ac->ac_bits_given;
+
+	return __ocfs2_claim_clusters(osb, handle, ac, min_clusters,
+				      bits_wanted, cluster_start, num_clusters);
+}
+
 static inline int ocfs2_block_group_clear_bits(handle_t *handle,
 					       struct inode *alloc_inode,
 					       struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
index f212dc01a84..cafe9370309 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@ int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			 u32 min_clusters,
 			 u32 *cluster_start,
 			 u32 *num_clusters);
+/*
+ * Use this variant of ocfs2_claim_clusters to specify a maxiumum
+ * number of clusters smaller than the allocation reserved.
+ */
+int __ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+			   handle_t *handle,
+			   struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+			   u32 min_clusters,
+			   u32 max_clusters,
+			   u32 *cluster_start,
+			   u32 *num_clusters);
 
 int ocfs2_free_suballoc_bits(handle_t *handle,
 			     struct inode *alloc_inode,