diff --git a/resize/resize2fs.c b/resize/resize2fs.c
index 05650a81..84db1213 100644
--- a/resize/resize2fs.c
+++ b/resize/resize2fs.c
@@ -310,9 +310,6 @@ retry:
 		if (new > (int) fs->blocksize/4)
 			new = fs->blocksize/4;
 		fs->super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks = new;
-		if (new == 0)
-			fs->super->s_feature_compat &= 
-				~EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1536,6 +1533,7 @@ static errcode_t fix_resize_inode(ext2_filsys fs)
 	struct ext2_inode	inode;
 	errcode_t		retval;
 	char *			block_buf;
+	blk_t			blk;
 
 	if (!(fs->super->s_feature_compat & 
 	      EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE))
@@ -1547,6 +1545,20 @@ static errcode_t fix_resize_inode(ext2_filsys fs)
 	retval = ext2fs_read_inode(fs, EXT2_RESIZE_INO, &inode);
 	if (retval) goto errout;
 
+	if (fs->super->s_reserved_gdt_blocks == 0) {
+		fs->super->s_feature_compat &= 
+			~EXT2_FEATURE_COMPAT_RESIZE_INODE;
+		ext2fs_mark_super_dirty(fs);
+
+		if ((blk = inode.i_block[EXT2_DIND_BLOCK]) != 0)
+			ext2fs_block_alloc_stats(fs, blk, -1);
+
+		memset(&inode, 0, sizeof(inode));
+
+		retval = ext2fs_write_inode(fs, EXT2_RESIZE_INO, &inode);
+		goto errout;
+	}
+
 	ext2fs_iblk_set(fs, &inode, 1);
 
 	retval = ext2fs_write_inode(fs, EXT2_RESIZE_INO, &inode);