diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 36a29b7..c495a30 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -1589,10 +1589,10 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++)
 		warn[cnt].w_type = QUOTA_NL_NOWARN;
 
+	down_read(&sb_dqopt(inode->i_sb)->dqptr_sem);
 	spin_lock(&dq_data_lock);
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAXQUOTAS; cnt++) {
 		if (!dquots[cnt])