1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c b/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
index 5cbb81e134ac..4131f4a49391 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
@@ -186,12 +186,11 @@ int reiserfs_unpack(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        /* we need to make sure nobody is changing the file size beneath
-         ** us
-         */
-        reiserfs_mutex_lock_safe(&inode->i_mutex, inode->i_sb);
         depth = reiserfs_write_lock_once(inode->i_sb);
 
+        /* we need to make sure nobody is changing the file size beneath us */
+        reiserfs_mutex_lock_safe(&inode->i_mutex, inode->i_sb);
+
         write_from = inode->i_size & (blocksize - 1);
         /* if we are on a block boundary, we are already unpacked.  */
         if (write_from == 0) {