diff --git a/fs/bfs/dir.c b/fs/bfs/dir.c
index 87ee5ccee348..ed8feb052df9 100644
--- a/fs/bfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/bfs/dir.c
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ static int bfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 							inode->i_ino);
 	if (err) {
 		inode_dec_link_count(inode);
-		iput(inode);
 		mutex_unlock(&info->bfs_lock);
+		iput(inode);
 		return err;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&info->bfs_lock);