diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index b8ebfb16c8ec..cf01aa55dd44 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ struct inode *nilfs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii;
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	ino_t ino;
 
@@ -355,11 +356,26 @@ struct inode *nilfs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, umode_t mode)
 	ii->i_state = BIT(NILFS_I_NEW);
 	ii->i_root = root;
 
-	err = nilfs_ifile_create_inode(root->ifile, &ino, &ii->i_bh);
+	err = nilfs_ifile_create_inode(root->ifile, &ino, &bh);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto failed_ifile_create_inode;
 	/* reference count of i_bh inherits from nilfs_mdt_read_block() */
 
+	if (unlikely(ino < NILFS_USER_INO)) {
+		nilfs_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+			  "inode bitmap is inconsistent for reserved inodes");
+		do {
+			brelse(bh);
+			err = nilfs_ifile_create_inode(root->ifile, &ino, &bh);
+			if (unlikely(err))
+				goto failed_ifile_create_inode;
+		} while (ino < NILFS_USER_INO);
+
+		nilfs_msg(sb, KERN_INFO,
+			  "repaired inode bitmap for reserved inodes");
+	}
+	ii->i_bh = bh;
+
 	atomic64_inc(&root->inodes_count);
 	inode_init_owner(inode, dir, mode);
 	inode->i_ino = ino;