diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/export.c b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
index b95724b767e1..9c2665dd24e2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ static struct dentry *ocfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 			 * nice
 			 */
 			status = -ESTALE;
-		} else
+		} else if (status != -ESTALE) {
 			mlog(ML_ERROR, "test inode bit failed %d\n", status);
+		}
 		goto unlock_nfs_sync;
 	}
 
@@ -162,8 +163,9 @@ static struct dentry *ocfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	if (status < 0) {
 		if (status == -EINVAL) {
 			status = -ESTALE;
-		} else
+		} else if (status != -ESTALE) {
 			mlog(ML_ERROR, "test inode bit failed %d\n", status);
+		}
 		parent = ERR_PTR(status);
 		goto bail_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index aac2f96bee43..79d1325b2111 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct ocfs2_group_desc *group;
 	struct buffer_head *group_bh = NULL;
 	u64 bg_blkno;
-	int status;
+	int status, quiet = 0, released = 0;
 
 	trace_ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit((unsigned long long)blkno,
 				      (unsigned int)bit);
@@ -3179,9 +3179,13 @@ static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 	bg_blkno = group_blkno ? group_blkno :
 		   ocfs2_which_suballoc_group(blkno, bit);
-	status = ocfs2_read_group_descriptor(suballoc, alloc_di, bg_blkno,
-					     &group_bh);
-	if (status < 0) {
+	status = ocfs2_read_hint_group_descriptor(suballoc, alloc_di, bg_blkno,
+					     &group_bh, &released);
+	if (released) {
+		quiet = 1;
+		status = -ESTALE;
+		goto bail;
+	} else if (status < 0) {
 		mlog(ML_ERROR, "read group %llu failed %d\n",
 		     (unsigned long long)bg_blkno, status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -3193,7 +3197,7 @@ static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 bail:
 	brelse(group_bh);
 
-	if (status)
+	if (status && !quiet)
 		mlog_errno(status);
 	return status;
 }
@@ -3213,7 +3217,7 @@ static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
  */
 int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status, quiet = 0;
 	u64 group_blkno = 0;
 	u16 suballoc_bit = 0, suballoc_slot = 0;
 	struct inode *inode_alloc_inode;
@@ -3255,8 +3259,12 @@ int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 
 	status = ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(osb, inode_alloc_inode, alloc_bh,
 					 group_blkno, blkno, suballoc_bit, res);
-	if (status < 0)
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "test suballoc bit failed %d\n", status);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		if (status == -ESTALE)
+			quiet = 1;
+		else
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "test suballoc bit failed %d\n", status);
+	}
 
 	ocfs2_inode_unlock(inode_alloc_inode, 0);
 	inode_unlock(inode_alloc_inode);
@@ -3264,7 +3272,7 @@ int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 	iput(inode_alloc_inode);
 	brelse(alloc_bh);
 bail:
-	if (status)
+	if (status && !quiet)
 		mlog_errno(status);
 	return status;
 }