diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index ca992d91f511..171c691b42a0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -984,8 +984,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	}
 
 retry_enospc:
-	(*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = osb->local_alloc_bits;
-
+	(*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = osb->local_alloc_default_bits;
 	status = ocfs2_reserve_cluster_bitmap_bits(osb, *ac);
 	if (status == -ENOSPC) {
 		if (ocfs2_recalc_la_window(osb, OCFS2_LA_EVENT_ENOSPC) ==
@@ -1061,6 +1060,7 @@ retry_enospc:
 		    OCFS2_LA_DISABLED)
 			goto bail;
 
+		ac->ac_bits_wanted = osb->local_alloc_default_bits;
 		status = ocfs2_claim_clusters(osb, handle, ac,
 					      osb->local_alloc_bits,
 					      &cluster_off,