diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index ea9127ba3208..a309920fecd1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -6326,6 +6326,25 @@ void ocfs2_truncate_log_shutdown(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	}
 }
 
+void ocfs2_bh_valid(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	struct ocfs2_dinode *di;
+	struct ocfs2_truncate_log *tl;
+
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(bh))
+		return;
+
+	di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) bh->b_data;
+	tl = &di->id2.i_dealloc;
+
+	if (tl->tl_used > tl->tl_count) {
+		mlog(ML_NOTICE, "tl_used [%d] is greater than tl_count [%d], "
+		     "set it to tl_count.\n", le16_to_cpu(tl->tl_used),
+		     le16_to_cpu(tl->tl_count));
+		tl->tl_used = cpu_to_le16(tl->tl_count);
+	}
+}
+
 int ocfs2_truncate_log_init(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
 	int status;
@@ -6339,6 +6358,8 @@ int ocfs2_truncate_log_init(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog_errno(status);
 
+	ocfs2_bh_valid(tl_bh);
+
 	/* ocfs2_truncate_log_shutdown keys on the existence of
 	 * osb->osb_tl_inode so we don't set any of the osb variables
 	 * until we're sure all is well. */