1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 9c69bcacad22..a625688de454 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -216,11 +216,12 @@ static int file_capable(struct inode *inode, long block)
         BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
         BUG_ON(!th->t_refcount);
 
+        pathrelse(path);
+
         /* we cannot restart while nested */
         if (th->t_refcount > 1) {
                 return 0;
         }
-        pathrelse(path);
         reiserfs_update_sd(th, inode);
         err = journal_end(th, s, len);
         if (!err) {