diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 771ed8b1fadbd..bbe95498f8f2d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4982,6 +4982,12 @@ static int ext4_do_update_inode(handle_t *handle,
 	if (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_NEW))
 		memset(raw_inode, 0, EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_inode_size);
 
+	err = ext4_inode_blocks_set(handle, raw_inode, ei);
+	if (err) {
+		spin_unlock(&ei->i_raw_lock);
+		goto out_brelse;
+	}
+
 	raw_inode->i_mode = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_mode);
 	i_uid = i_uid_read(inode);
 	i_gid = i_gid_read(inode);
@@ -5015,11 +5021,6 @@ static int ext4_do_update_inode(handle_t *handle,
 	EXT4_INODE_SET_XTIME(i_atime, inode, raw_inode);
 	EXT4_EINODE_SET_XTIME(i_crtime, ei, raw_inode);
 
-	err = ext4_inode_blocks_set(handle, raw_inode, ei);
-	if (err) {
-		spin_unlock(&ei->i_raw_lock);
-		goto out_brelse;
-	}
 	raw_inode->i_dtime = cpu_to_le32(ei->i_dtime);
 	raw_inode->i_flags = cpu_to_le32(ei->i_flags & 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	if (likely(!test_opt2(inode->i_sb, HURD_COMPAT)))