diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index e267727cc62d..70aa951ecb3c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ typedef unsigned int ext4_group_t;
 #define EXT4_MB_HINT_TRY_GOAL		0x0200
 /* blocks already pre-reserved by delayed allocation */
 #define EXT4_MB_DELALLOC_RESERVED	0x0400
+/* We are doing stream allocation */
+#define EXT4_MB_STREAM_ALLOC		0x0800
 
 
 struct ext4_allocation_request {
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 3434c603432d..90a30ce822fc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_use_best_found(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	ac->alloc_semp =  e4b->alloc_semp;
 	e4b->alloc_semp = NULL;
 	/* store last allocated for subsequent stream allocation */
-	if ((ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_DATA)) {
+	if (ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_STREAM_ALLOC) {
 		spin_lock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
 		sbi->s_mb_last_group = ac->ac_f_ex.fe_group;
 		sbi->s_mb_last_start = ac->ac_f_ex.fe_start;
@@ -1939,7 +1939,6 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct ext4_buddy e4b;
-	loff_t size, isize;
 
 	sb = ac->ac_sb;
 	sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
@@ -1975,20 +1974,16 @@ ext4_mb_regular_allocator(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 	}
 
 	bsbits = ac->ac_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
-	/* if stream allocation is enabled, use global goal */
-	size = ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical + ac->ac_o_ex.fe_len;
-	isize = i_size_read(ac->ac_inode) >> bsbits;
-	if (size < isize)
-		size = isize;
 
-	if (size < sbi->s_mb_stream_request &&
-			(ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_DATA)) {
+	/* if stream allocation is enabled, use global goal */
+	if (ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_STREAM_ALLOC) {
 		/* TBD: may be hot point */
 		spin_lock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
 		ac->ac_g_ex.fe_group = sbi->s_mb_last_group;
 		ac->ac_g_ex.fe_start = sbi->s_mb_last_start;
 		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
 	}
+
 	/* Let's just scan groups to find more-less suitable blocks */
 	cr = ac->ac_2order ? 0 : 1;
 	/*
@@ -4192,16 +4187,18 @@ static void ext4_mb_group_or_file(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac)
 	if (!(ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_DATA))
 		return;
 
+	if (unlikely(ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_GOAL_ONLY))
+		return;
+
 	size = ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical + ac->ac_o_ex.fe_len;
 	isize = i_size_read(ac->ac_inode) >> bsbits;
 	size = max(size, isize);
 
 	/* don't use group allocation for large files */
-	if (size >= sbi->s_mb_stream_request)
-		return;
-
-	if (unlikely(ac->ac_flags & EXT4_MB_HINT_GOAL_ONLY))
+	if (size >= sbi->s_mb_stream_request) {
+		ac->ac_flags |= EXT4_MB_STREAM_ALLOC;
 		return;
+	}
 
 	BUG_ON(ac->ac_lg != NULL);
 	/*