if (likely(ic->mode == 'J')) {
                if (dio->write) {
                        unsigned next_entry, i, pos;
-                       unsigned ws, we;
+                       unsigned ws, we, range_sectors;
 
-                       dio->range.n_sectors = min(dio->range.n_sectors, ic->free_sectors);
+                       dio->range.n_sectors = min(dio->range.n_sectors,
+                                                  ic->free_sectors << ic->sb->log2_sectors_per_block);
                        if (unlikely(!dio->range.n_sectors))
                                goto sleep;
-                       ic->free_sectors -= dio->range.n_sectors;
+                       range_sectors = dio->range.n_sectors >> ic->sb->log2_sectors_per_block;
+                       ic->free_sectors -= range_sectors;
                        journal_section = ic->free_section;
                        journal_entry = ic->free_section_entry;
 
-                       next_entry = ic->free_section_entry + dio->range.n_sectors;
+                       next_entry = ic->free_section_entry + range_sectors;
                        ic->free_section_entry = next_entry % ic->journal_section_entries;
                        ic->free_section += next_entry / ic->journal_section_entries;
                        ic->n_uncommitted_sections += next_entry / ic->journal_section_entries;