1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 770bbb4fa58c..03d5c626c1cd 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2639,8 +2639,14 @@ static int ext3_dquot_drop(struct inode *inode)
 
         /* We may delete quota structure so we need to reserve enough blocks */
         handle = ext3_journal_start(inode, 2*EXT3_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb));
-        if (IS_ERR(handle))
+        if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+                /*
+                 * We call dquot_drop() anyway to at least release references
+                 * to quota structures so that umount does not hang.
+                 */
+                dquot_drop(inode);
                 return PTR_ERR(handle);
+        }
         ret = dquot_drop(inode);
         err = ext3_journal_stop(handle);
         if (!ret)