1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index bcb0ef2aae3d..1f8dc373ede7 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ int rw_verify_area(int read_write, struct file *file, loff_t *ppos, size_t count
         struct inode *inode;
         loff_t pos;
 
+        inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
         if (unlikely((ssize_t) count < 0))
                 goto Einval;
         pos = *ppos;
         if (unlikely((pos < 0) || (loff_t) (pos + count) < 0))
                 goto Einval;
 
-        inode = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
         if (unlikely(inode->i_flock && MANDATORY_LOCK(inode))) {
                 int retval = locks_mandatory_area(
                         read_write == READ ? FLOCK_VERIFY_READ : FLOCK_VERIFY_WRITE,