diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 035930a4f0dd..fe93e044d81b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -875,12 +875,20 @@ xfs_qm_reset_dqcounts(
 		ddq->d_bcount = 0;
 		ddq->d_icount = 0;
 		ddq->d_rtbcount = 0;
-		ddq->d_btimer = 0;
-		ddq->d_itimer = 0;
-		ddq->d_rtbtimer = 0;
-		ddq->d_bwarns = 0;
-		ddq->d_iwarns = 0;
-		ddq->d_rtbwarns = 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * dquot id 0 stores the default grace period and the maximum
+		 * warning limit that were set by the administrator, so we
+		 * should not reset them.
+		 */
+		if (ddq->d_id != 0) {
+			ddq->d_btimer = 0;
+			ddq->d_itimer = 0;
+			ddq->d_rtbtimer = 0;
+			ddq->d_bwarns = 0;
+			ddq->d_iwarns = 0;
+			ddq->d_rtbwarns = 0;
+		}
 
 		if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
 			xfs_update_cksum((char *)&dqb[j],