diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 320e65e61938a5fc6d8ad387efa2505c78ebca12..360188f162bd8b0a3d1901f89dcceffb9168e19a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -395,9 +395,6 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 
 	sb_start_pagefault(inode->i_sb);
 
-	/* Update file times before taking page lock */
-	file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
-
 	ret = gfs2_rsqa_alloc(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -409,6 +406,9 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_uninit;
 
+	/* Update file times before taking page lock */
+	file_update_time(vma->vm_file);
+
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &ip->i_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GIF_SW_PAGED, &ip->i_flags);