diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 912c4a1093fe..b1b63fc84ddb 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ int ext4_mb_find_by_goal(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	struct ext4_group_info *grp = ext4_get_group_info(ac->ac_sb, group);
 	struct ext4_free_extent ex;
 
-	if (!(ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_TRY_GOAL))
+	if (!(ac->ac_flags & (EXT4_MB_HINT_TRY_GOAL | EXT4_MB_HINT_GOAL_ONLY)))
 		return 0;
 	if (grp->bb_free == 0)
 		return 0;