diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 391e53a..566c8f3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -4400,13 +4400,6 @@
 	struct ext4_map_blocks map;
 	unsigned int credits, blkbits = inode->i_blkbits;
 
-	/*
-	 * currently supporting (pre)allocate mode for extent-based
-	 * files _only_
-	 */
-	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	/* Return error if mode is not supported */
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -4418,6 +4411,13 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * currently supporting (pre)allocate mode for extent-based
+	 * files _only_
+	 */
+	if (!(ext4_test_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS)))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	trace_ext4_fallocate_enter(inode, offset, len, mode);
 	map.m_lblk = offset >> blkbits;
 	/*