diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 52dd0679a4e2..686ebcc2e6c7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int parse_options (char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 	int data_opt = 0;
 	int option;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
-	int qtype;
+	int qtype, qfmt;
 	char *qname;
 #endif
 
@@ -1162,7 +1162,9 @@ static int parse_options (char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 		case Opt_grpjquota:
 			qtype = GRPQUOTA;
 set_qf_name:
-			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb)) {
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    !sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR
 					"EXT4-fs: Cannot change journalled "
 					"quota options when quota turned on.\n");
@@ -1200,7 +1202,9 @@ set_qf_name:
 		case Opt_offgrpjquota:
 			qtype = GRPQUOTA;
 clear_qf_name:
-			if (sb_any_quota_enabled(sb)) {
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    sbi->s_qf_names[qtype]) {
 				printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: Cannot change "
 					"journalled quota options when "
 					"quota turned on.\n");
@@ -1213,10 +1217,20 @@ clear_qf_name:
 			sbi->s_qf_names[qtype] = NULL;
 			break;
 		case Opt_jqfmt_vfsold:
-			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = QFMT_VFS_OLD;
-			break;
+			qfmt = QFMT_VFS_OLD;
+			goto set_qf_format;
 		case Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0:
-			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = QFMT_VFS_V0;
+			qfmt = QFMT_VFS_V0;
+set_qf_format:
+			if ((sb_any_quota_enabled(sb) ||
+			     sb_any_quota_suspended(sb)) &&
+			    sbi->s_jquota_fmt != qfmt) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR "EXT4-fs: Cannot change "
+					"journaled quota options when "
+					"quota turned on.\n");
+				return 0;
+			}
+			sbi->s_jquota_fmt = qfmt;
 			break;
 		case Opt_quota:
 		case Opt_usrquota: