diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 2e02efbddaac..90e044b914b5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -2074,6 +2074,7 @@ ext4_xattr_block_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 				 */
 				ref = le32_to_cpu(BHDR(new_bh)->h_refcount) + 1;
 				if (ref > EXT4_XATTR_REFCOUNT_MAX) {
+					clear_bit(MBE_REUSABLE_B, &ce->e_flags);
 					/*
 					 * Undo everything and check mbcache
 					 * again.