1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
index 6484199b35d1..5c3d7b7e4975 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/ialloc.c
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ fail_drop:
         dquot_drop(inode);
         inode->i_flags |= S_NOQUOTA;
         clear_nlink(inode);
-        unlock_new_inode(inode);
-        iput(inode);
+        discard_new_inode(inode);
         return ERR_PTR(err);
 
 fail: