diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 134fef1f6edce3008f5647466c3635d94a5b1afe..b2d4fb82e8f48e461c40a2771bb1d78410352498 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_append(handle_t *handle,
 					struct inode *inode,
 					ext4_lblk_t *block)
 {
+	struct ext4_map_blocks map;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int err;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,21 @@ static struct buffer_head *ext4_append(handle_t *handle,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOSPC);
 
 	*block = inode->i_size >> inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+	map.m_lblk = *block;
+	map.m_len = 1;
+
+	/*
+	 * We're appending new directory block. Make sure the block is not
+	 * allocated yet, otherwise we will end up corrupting the
+	 * directory.
+	 */
+	err = ext4_map_blocks(NULL, inode, &map, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	if (err) {
+		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "Logical block already allocated");
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
+	}
 
 	bh = ext4_bread(handle, inode, *block, EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_CREATE);
 	if (IS_ERR(bh))