diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 21b5670d8503..508628b9626f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -2839,6 +2839,7 @@ int ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea(struct inode *inode, int new_extra_isize,
 		    s_min_extra_isize) {
 			tried_min_extra_isize++;
 			new_extra_isize = s_min_extra_isize;
+			error = 0;
 			goto retry;
 		}
 		goto cleanup;