diff --git a/fs/ext4/resize.c b/fs/ext4/resize.c
index 7cbc695b70052..9cb9ed9685996 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/resize.c
@@ -1984,9 +1984,7 @@ static int ext4_convert_meta_bg(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode)
 
 errout:
 	ret = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
-	if (!err)
-		err = ret;
-	return ret;
+	return err ? err : ret;
 
 invalid_resize_inode:
 	ext4_error(sb, "corrupted/inconsistent resize inode");