diff --git a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
index 5332fd4..25b6b14 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/move_extent.c
@@ -1001,14 +1001,6 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* orig and donor should be different file */
-	if (orig_inode->i_ino == donor_inode->i_ino) {
-		ext4_debug("ext4 move extent: The argument files should not "
-			"be same file [ino:orig %lu, donor %lu]\n",
-			orig_inode->i_ino, donor_inode->i_ino);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* Ext4 move extent supports only extent based file */
 	if (!(EXT4_I(orig_inode)->i_flags & EXT4_EXTENTS_FL)) {
 		ext4_debug("ext4 move extent: orig file is not extents "
@@ -1232,6 +1224,14 @@
 	int block_len_in_page;
 	int uninit;
 
+	/* orig and donor should be different file */
+	if (orig_inode->i_ino == donor_inode->i_ino) {
+		ext4_debug("ext4 move extent: The argument files should not "
+			"be same file [ino:orig %lu, donor %lu]\n",
+			orig_inode->i_ino, donor_inode->i_ino);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	/* protect orig and donor against a truncate */
 	ret1 = mext_inode_double_lock(orig_inode, donor_inode);
 	if (ret1 < 0)