diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
index 3094ddb7a254..1957a5ed219e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dcache.c
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ int ocfs2_dentry_attach_lock(struct dentry *dentry,
 static void ocfs2_drop_dentry_lock(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				   struct ocfs2_dentry_lock *dl)
 {
+	iput(dl->dl_inode);
 	ocfs2_simple_drop_lockres(osb, &dl->dl_lockres);
 	ocfs2_lock_res_free(&dl->dl_lockres);
-	iput(dl->dl_inode);
 	kfree(dl);
 }