diff --git a/fs/ext4/Kconfig b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
index 0a475c881852..987358740cb9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/ext4/Kconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ config EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT23
 
 config EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	bool "Ext4 POSIX Access Control Lists"
+	depends on EXT4_FS
 	select FS_POSIX_ACL
 	help
 	  POSIX Access Control Lists (ACLs) support permissions for users and
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ config EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL
 
 config EXT4_FS_SECURITY
 	bool "Ext4 Security Labels"
+	depends on EXT4_FS
 	help
 	  Security labels support alternative access control models
 	  implemented by security modules like SELinux.  This option
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 8990165346ee..f9ed946a448e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ dx_probe(const struct qstr *d_name, struct inode *dir,
 			ext4_warning(dir->i_sb, "Node failed checksum");
 			brelse(bh);
 			*err = ERR_BAD_DX_DIR;
-			goto fail;
+			goto fail2;
 		}
 		set_buffer_verified(bh);
 
@@ -2368,7 +2368,6 @@ static int ext4_init_new_dir(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
 	}
 
 	inode->i_size = EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = blocksize;
-	dir_block = ext4_bread(handle, inode, 0, 1, &err);
 	if (!(dir_block = ext4_bread(handle, inode, 0, 1, &err))) {
 		if (!err) {
 			err = -EIO;