diff --git a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
index a7410b34c5ed7f01a808cb2d366b4dafeec1d4c6..2ca6aa3f34e6ca97e61b74149b7e1d99b7e794e3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ double_down_write_data_sem(struct inode *orig_inode, struct inode *donor_inode)
 	}
 
 	down_write(&EXT4_I(first)->i_data_sem);
-	down_write(&EXT4_I(second)->i_data_sem);
+	down_write_nested(&EXT4_I(second)->i_data_sem, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
 }
 
 /**