xfs_itrace_exit_tag(ip, "xfs_iget.alloc");
 
-       if (lock_flags)
-               xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags);
-
        if ((ip->i_d.di_mode == 0) && !(flags & XFS_IGET_CREATE)) {
                xfs_idestroy(ip);
                xfs_put_perag(mp, pag);
                delay(1);
                goto again;
        }
+
+       if (lock_flags)
+               xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags);
+
        mask = ~(((XFS_INODE_CLUSTER_SIZE(mp) >> mp->m_sb.sb_inodelog)) - 1);
        first_index = agino & mask;
        write_lock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
                BUG_ON(error != -EEXIST);
                write_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
                radix_tree_preload_end();
+               if (lock_flags)
+                       xfs_iunlock(ip, lock_flags);
                xfs_idestroy(ip);
                XFS_STATS_INC(xs_ig_dup);
                goto again;