case EXT4_IOC_GROUP_EXTEND: {
                ext4_fsblk_t n_blocks_count;
                struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-               int err, err2;
+               int err, err2=0;
 
                if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
                        return -EPERM;
                        return err;
 
                err = ext4_group_extend(sb, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_es, n_blocks_count);
-               jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-               err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-               jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+               if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal) {
+                       jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+                       err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+                       jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+               }
                if (err == 0)
                        err = err2;
                mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
        case EXT4_IOC_GROUP_ADD: {
                struct ext4_new_group_data input;
                struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-               int err, err2;
+               int err, err2=0;
 
                if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
                        return -EPERM;
                        return err;
 
                err = ext4_group_add(sb, &input);
-               jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-               err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
-               jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+               if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal) {
+                       jbd2_journal_lock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+                       err2 = jbd2_journal_flush(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+                       jbd2_journal_unlock_updates(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_journal);
+               }
                if (err == 0)
                        err = err2;
                mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);