diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index 39fedaa..d935fb9 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 	int res = -ENOTDIR;
 	if (!file->f_op || !file->f_op->readdir)
 		goto out;
-	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
 //        down(&inode->i_zombie);
 	res = -ENOENT;
 	if (!IS_DEADDIR(inode)) {