diff --git a/fs/ext3/resize.c b/fs/ext3/resize.c
index 1041dab6de2fd92bc1eff0b9abcae86973925017..14f5f6ea3e7230fb2621a620a3639ff136f1996d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/resize.c
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ int ext3_group_extend(struct super_block *sb, struct ext3_super_block *es,
 	if (o_blocks_count != le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count)) {
 		ext3_warning(sb, __FUNCTION__,
 			     "multiple resizers run on filesystem!");
+		unlock_super(sb);
 		err = -EBUSY;
 		goto exit_put;
 	}