diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c b/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
index 3f1685d7d43b..1565dd8e8856 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/move_extents.c
@@ -157,18 +157,14 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * lock allocators, and reserving appropriate number of bits for
- * meta blocks and data clusters.
- *
- * in some cases, we don't need to reserve clusters, just let data_ac
- * be NULL.
+ * lock allocator, and reserve appropriate number of bits for
+ * meta blocks.
  */
-static int ocfs2_lock_allocators_move_extents(struct inode *inode,
+static int ocfs2_lock_meta_allocator_move_extents(struct inode *inode,
 					struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
 					u32 clusters_to_move,
 					u32 extents_to_split,
 					struct ocfs2_alloc_context **meta_ac,
-					struct ocfs2_alloc_context **data_ac,
 					int extra_blocks,
 					int *credits)
 {
@@ -193,13 +189,6 @@ static int ocfs2_lock_allocators_move_extents(struct inode *inode,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (data_ac) {
-		ret = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, clusters_to_move, data_ac);
-		if (ret) {
-			mlog_errno(ret);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
 
 	*credits += ocfs2_calc_extend_credits(osb->sb, et->et_root_el);
 
@@ -259,10 +248,10 @@ static int ocfs2_defrag_extent(struct ocfs2_move_extents_context *context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ocfs2_lock_allocators_move_extents(inode, &context->et, *len, 1,
-						 &context->meta_ac,
-						 &context->data_ac,
-						 extra_blocks, &credits);
+	ret = ocfs2_lock_meta_allocator_move_extents(inode, &context->et,
+						*len, 1,
+						&context->meta_ac,
+						extra_blocks, &credits);
 	if (ret) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;
@@ -285,6 +274,21 @@ static int ocfs2_defrag_extent(struct ocfs2_move_extents_context *context,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Make sure ocfs2_reserve_cluster is called after
+	 * __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log, otherwise, dead lock may happen.
+	 *
+	 * If ocfs2_reserve_cluster is called
+	 * before __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log, dead lock on global bitmap
+	 * may happen.
+	 *
+	 */
+	ret = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, *len, &context->data_ac);
+	if (ret) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out_unlock_mutex;
+	}
+
 	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, credits);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
@@ -617,9 +621,10 @@ static int ocfs2_move_extent(struct ocfs2_move_extents_context *context,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ocfs2_lock_allocators_move_extents(inode, &context->et, len, 1,
-						 &context->meta_ac,
-						 NULL, extra_blocks, &credits);
+	ret = ocfs2_lock_meta_allocator_move_extents(inode, &context->et,
+						len, 1,
+						&context->meta_ac,
+						extra_blocks, &credits);
 	if (ret) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;