diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c
index c1a3e603279c..7f464c513ba0 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct inode *ialloc(struct inode *parent, umode_t mode)
 
 	if (insert_inode_locked(inode) < 0) {
 		rc = -EINVAL;
-		goto fail_unlock;
+		goto fail_put;
 	}
 
 	inode_init_owner(inode, parent, mode);
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ struct inode *ialloc(struct inode *parent, umode_t mode)
 fail_drop:
 	dquot_drop(inode);
 	inode->i_flags |= S_NOQUOTA;
-fail_unlock:
 	clear_nlink(inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 fail_put: