diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 55ef72dc5b13..7474c413ffd1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ static struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgblk_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 bstart,
 				     u32 blen, unsigned char new_state)
 {
 	struct gfs2_rbm rbm;
-	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi;
+	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, *bi_prev = NULL;
 
 	rbm.rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, bstart, 1);
 	if (!rbm.rgd) {
@@ -2106,18 +2106,22 @@ static struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgblk_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 bstart,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	gfs2_rbm_from_block(&rbm, bstart);
 	while (blen--) {
-		gfs2_rbm_from_block(&rbm, bstart);
 		bi = rbm_bi(&rbm);
-		bstart++;
-		if (!bi->bi_clone) {
-			bi->bi_clone = kmalloc(bi->bi_bh->b_size,
-					       GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
-			memcpy(bi->bi_clone + bi->bi_offset,
-			       bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset, bi->bi_len);
+		if (bi != bi_prev) {
+			if (!bi->bi_clone) {
+				bi->bi_clone = kmalloc(bi->bi_bh->b_size,
+						      GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+				memcpy(bi->bi_clone + bi->bi_offset,
+				       bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset,
+				       bi->bi_len);
+			}
+			gfs2_trans_add_meta(rbm.rgd->rd_gl, bi->bi_bh);
+			bi_prev = bi;
 		}
-		gfs2_trans_add_meta(rbm.rgd->rd_gl, bi->bi_bh);
 		gfs2_setbit(&rbm, false, new_state);
+		gfs2_rbm_incr(&rbm);
 	}
 
 	return rbm.rgd;