diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 71d321b3b984..edbaed073ac5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -322,14 +322,16 @@ void ext4_free_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode)
 	if (is_directory) {
 		count = ext4_used_dirs_count(sb, gdp) - 1;
 		ext4_used_dirs_set(sb, gdp, count);
-		percpu_counter_dec(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
+		if (percpu_counter_initialized(&sbi->s_dirs_counter))
+			percpu_counter_dec(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
 	}
 	ext4_inode_bitmap_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp, bitmap_bh,
 				   EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb) / 8);
 	ext4_group_desc_csum_set(sb, block_group, gdp);
 	ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);
 
-	percpu_counter_inc(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
+	if (percpu_counter_initialized(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter))
+		percpu_counter_inc(&sbi->s_freeinodes_counter);
 	if (sbi->s_log_groups_per_flex) {
 		struct flex_groups *fg;