diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index e34deac3f366..6ec6f9ee2fec 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ group_extend_out:
 		err = ext4_move_extents(filp, donor_filp, me.orig_start,
 					me.donor_start, me.len, &me.moved_len);
 		mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
-		mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
 
 		if (copy_to_user((struct move_extent __user *)arg,
 				 &me, sizeof(me)))