in_range (block, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table),
                      sbi->s_itb_per_group) ||
            in_range (block + count - 1, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table),
-                     sbi->s_itb_per_group))
+                     sbi->s_itb_per_group)) {
                ext2_error (sb, "ext2_free_blocks",
                            "Freeing blocks in system zones - "
                            "Block = %lu, count = %lu",
                            block, count);
+               goto error_return;
+       }
 
        for (i = 0, group_freed = 0; i < count; i++) {
                if (!ext2_clear_bit_atomic(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, block_group),
            in_range(ret_block, le32_to_cpu(gdp->bg_inode_table),
                      EXT2_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group) ||
            in_range(ret_block + num - 1, le32_to_cpu(gdp->bg_inode_table),
-                     EXT2_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group))
+                     EXT2_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group)) {
                ext2_error(sb, "ext2_new_blocks",
                            "Allocating block in system zone - "
                            "blocks from "E2FSBLK", length %lu",
                            ret_block, num);
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        performed_allocation = 1;