diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 26893511825182bafa7f83784c183012457e3f1c..a1f12bab942504e0a0f0cda36439ae31d4bfbf64 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ static int ext4_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_super_block *es,
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
 			 "warning: mounting fs with errors, "
 			 "running e2fsck is recommended");
-	else if ((__s16) le16_to_cpu(es->s_max_mnt_count) >= 0 &&
+	else if ((__s16) le16_to_cpu(es->s_max_mnt_count) > 0 &&
 		 le16_to_cpu(es->s_mnt_count) >=
 		 (unsigned short) (__s16) le16_to_cpu(es->s_max_mnt_count))
 		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,