diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 0a1bf82845c3..615788c6843a 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static int parse_options (char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 	int data_opt = 0;
 	int option;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
-	int qtype;
+	int qtype, qfmt;
 	char *qname;
 #endif
 
@@ -1018,7 +1018,9 @@ static int parse_options (char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 		case Opt_grpjquota:
 			qtype = GRPQUOTA;
 set_qf_name:
-			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb)) {
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    !sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR
 					"EXT3-fs: Cannot change journaled "
 					"quota options when quota turned on.\n");
@@ -1056,7 +1058,9 @@ set_qf_name:
 		case Opt_offgrpjquota:
 			qtype = GRPQUOTA;
 clear_qf_name:
-			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb)) {
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: Cannot change "
 					"journaled quota options when "
 					"quota turned on.\n");
@@ -1069,10 +1073,20 @@ clear_qf_name:
 			sbi->s_qf_names[qtype] = NULL;
 			break;
 		case Opt_jqfmt_vfsold:
-			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = QFMT_VFS_OLD;
-			break;
+			qfmt = QFMT_VFS_OLD;
+			goto set_qf_format;
 		case Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0:
-			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = QFMT_VFS_V0;
+			qfmt = QFMT_VFS_V0;
+set_qf_format:
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    sbi->s_jquota_fmt != qfmt) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: Cannot change "
+					"journaled quota options when "
+					"quota turned on.\n");
+				return 0;
+			}
+			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = qfmt;
 			break;
 		case Opt_quota:
 		case Opt_usrquota:
@@ -1084,7 +1098,8 @@ clear_qf_name:
 			set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, GRPQUOTA);
 			break;
 		case Opt_noquota:
-			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb)) {
+			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			    sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: Cannot change quota "
 					"options when quota turned on.\n");
 				return 0;