diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 85255536b4b665e3de40df0f4fc1e202ac00dce6..c4ba366d24e65c8fde43fa7a6ca32b4735bce331 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -677,11 +677,13 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 			if (!softlimit)
 				softlimit = q->qi_isoftlimit;
 
-			if (hardlimit > 0ULL && count >= hardlimit) {
+			if (hardlimit > 0ULL &&
+			    hardlimit < ninos + count) {
 				xfs_quota_warn(mp, dqp, QUOTA_NL_IHARDWARN);
 				goto error_return;
 			}
-			if (softlimit > 0ULL && count >= softlimit) {
+			if (softlimit > 0ULL &&
+			    softlimit < ninos + count) {
 				if  ((timer != 0 && get_seconds() > timer) ||
 				     (warns != 0 && warns >= warnlimit)) {
 					xfs_quota_warn(mp, dqp,