diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index a71fe37..e007b8b 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_unlock_inode;
+		goto out;
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 
 	/*
 	 * ATTR_VOLUME and ATTR_DIR cannot be changed; this also
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@
 	/* The root directory has no attributes */
 	if (inode->i_ino == MSDOS_ROOT_INO && attr != ATTR_DIR) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 	}
 
 	if (sbi->options.sys_immutable &&
 	    ((attr | oldattr) & ATTR_SYS) &&
 	    !capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE)) {
 		err = -EPERM;
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
 	 */
 	err = security_inode_setattr(file->f_path.dentry, &ia);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
 	/* This MUST be done before doing anything irreversible... */
 	err = fat_setattr(file->f_path.dentry, &ia);
 	if (err)
-		goto out_drop_write;
+		goto out_unlock_inode;
 
 	fsnotify_change(file->f_path.dentry, ia.ia_valid);
 	if (sbi->options.sys_immutable) {
@@ -107,10 +107,9 @@
 
 	fat_save_attrs(inode, attr);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-out_drop_write:
-	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 out_unlock_inode:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 out:
 	return err;
 }