1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 604e12c4e979..2b1184f7097f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1154,12 +1154,12 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
         }
 
         status = ocfs2_mount_volume(sb);
-        if (osb->root_inode)
-                inode = igrab(osb->root_inode);
-
         if (status < 0)
                 goto read_super_error;
 
+        if (osb->root_inode)
+                inode = igrab(osb->root_inode);
+
         if (!inode) {
                 status = -EIO;
                 mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1168,6 +1168,7 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
         root = d_alloc_root(inode);
         if (!root) {
+                iput(inode);
                 status = -ENOMEM;
                 mlog_errno(status);
                 goto read_super_error;
@@ -1220,9 +1221,6 @@ static int ocfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 read_super_error:
         brelse(bh);
 
-        if (inode)
-                iput(inode);
-
         if (osb) {
                 atomic_set(&osb->vol_state, VOLUME_DISABLED);
                 wake_up(&osb->osb_mount_event);