diff --git a/fs/ext3/resize.c b/fs/ext3/resize.c
index ebc05af..9397d77 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/resize.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/resize.c
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@
 	EXT3_SB(sb)->s_gdb_count++;
 	kfree(o_group_desc);
 
-	es->s_reserved_gdt_blocks =
-		cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(es->s_reserved_gdt_blocks) - 1);
+	le16_add_cpu(&es->s_reserved_gdt_blocks, -1);
 	ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, EXT3_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -890,10 +889,8 @@
 	 * blocks/inodes before the group is live won't actually let us
 	 * allocate the new space yet.
 	 */
-	es->s_blocks_count = cpu_to_le32(le32_to_cpu(es->s_blocks_count) +
-		input->blocks_count);
-	es->s_inodes_count = cpu_to_le32(le32_to_cpu(es->s_inodes_count) +
-		EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb));
+	le32_add_cpu(&es->s_blocks_count, input->blocks_count);
+	le32_add_cpu(&es->s_inodes_count, EXT3_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb));
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to protect s_groups_count against other CPUs seeing
@@ -926,8 +923,7 @@
 
 	/* Update the reserved block counts only once the new group is
 	 * active. */
-	es->s_r_blocks_count = cpu_to_le32(le32_to_cpu(es->s_r_blocks_count) +
-		input->reserved_blocks);
+	le32_add_cpu(&es->s_r_blocks_count, input->reserved_blocks);
 
 	/* Update the free space counts */
 	percpu_counter_add(&sbi->s_freeblocks_counter,