1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/xattr.c b/fs/ext3/xattr.c
index 545e37c4b91e..387d92d00b97 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/xattr.c
@@ -960,6 +960,10 @@ ext3_xattr_set_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int name_index,
         if (error)
                 goto cleanup;
 
+        error = ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, is.iloc.bh);
+        if (error)
+                goto cleanup;
+
         if (EXT3_I(inode)->i_state & EXT3_STATE_NEW) {
                 struct ext3_inode *raw_inode = ext3_raw_inode(&is.iloc);
                 memset(raw_inode, 0, EXT3_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_inode_size);
@@ -985,9 +989,6 @@ ext3_xattr_set_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, int name_index,
                 if (flags & XATTR_CREATE)
                         goto cleanup;
         }
-        error = ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, is.iloc.bh);
-        if (error)
-                goto cleanup;
         if (!value) {
                 if (!is.s.not_found)
                         error = ext3_xattr_ibody_set(handle, inode, &i, &is);