diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/export.c b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
index 9f88188060db..4bf8d5854b27 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ check_err:
 
 check_gen:
 	if (handle->ih_generation != inode->i_generation) {
-		iput(inode);
 		trace_ocfs2_get_dentry_generation((unsigned long long)blkno,
 						  handle->ih_generation,
 						  inode->i_generation);
+		iput(inode);
 		result = ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 		goto bail;
 	}