diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index 6dcf6d048cce..3569ac92b065 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1199,6 +1199,15 @@ static int ufs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	sb->s_maxbytes = ufs_max_bytes(sb);
 	sb->s_max_links = UFS_LINK_MAX;
 
+	ufs_setup_cstotal(sb);
+	/*
+	 * Read cylinder group structures
+	 */
+	if (!sb_rdonly(sb))
+		if (!ufs_read_cylinder_structures(sb))
+			goto failed;
+
+	/* create the root dentry last, once UFS_SB(sb) is fully set up */
 	inode = ufs_iget(sb, UFS_ROOTINO);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
@@ -1210,14 +1219,6 @@ static int ufs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	ufs_setup_cstotal(sb);
-	/*
-	 * Read cylinder group structures
-	 */
-	if (!sb_rdonly(sb))
-		if (!ufs_read_cylinder_structures(sb))
-			goto failed;
-
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return 0;