diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index bb30f9a72c65..aea002ea94a6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 	int error;
 
 	inode = iget_locked(sb, (unsigned long)no_addr);
-	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-	ip->i_no_addr = no_addr;
-
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
+	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+	ip->i_no_addr = no_addr;
+
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 		ip->i_no_formal_ino = no_formal_ino;