diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healing.go b/cmd/erasure-healing.go
index e09d6dbbb..c0c3bb2d5 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healing.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-healing.go
@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ func (er erasureObjects) purgeObjectDangling(ctx context.Context, bucket, object
 		if m.Erasure.ParityBlocks == 0 {
 			parityBlocks = er.defaultParityCount
 		}
-		dataBlocks := len(storageDisks) - parityBlocks
+		dataBlocks := m.Erasure.DataBlocks
+		if m.Erasure.DataBlocks == 0 {
+			dataBlocks = len(storageDisks) - parityBlocks
+		}
 		writeQuorum := dataBlocks
 		if dataBlocks == parityBlocks {
 			writeQuorum++
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
index ce6b9960a..099da0e73 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ func objectQuorumFromMeta(ctx context.Context, partsMetaData []FileInfo, errs []
 		parityBlocks = defaultParityCount
 	}
 
-	dataBlocks := len(partsMetaData) - parityBlocks
+	dataBlocks := latestFileInfo.Erasure.DataBlocks
+	if dataBlocks == 0 {
+		dataBlocks = len(partsMetaData) - parityBlocks
+	}
+
 	writeQuorum := dataBlocks
 	if dataBlocks == parityBlocks {
 		writeQuorum++