diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index ed935aefe3e03..9a3b6e92270db 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -938,8 +938,6 @@ int ubifs_jnl_write_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode)
 					  inode->i_ino);
 	release_head(c, BASEHD);
 
-	ubifs_add_auth_dirt(c, lnum);
-
 	if (last_reference) {
 		err = ubifs_tnc_remove_ino(c, inode->i_ino);
 		if (err)
@@ -949,6 +947,8 @@ int ubifs_jnl_write_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *inode)
 	} else {
 		union ubifs_key key;
 
+		ubifs_add_auth_dirt(c, lnum);
+
 		ino_key_init(c, &key, inode->i_ino);
 		err = ubifs_tnc_add(c, &key, lnum, offs, ilen, hash);
 	}