diff --git a/fs/erofs/xattr.c b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
index 41e311019a25..df7ea019526d 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
@@ -89,13 +89,11 @@ static int erofs_init_inode_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
 	    vi->xattr_isize - sizeof(struct erofs_xattr_ibody_header)) {
 		erofs_err(sb, "invalid h_shared_count %u @ nid %llu",
 			  vi->xattr_shared_count, vi->nid);
-		erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
 		ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	vi->xattr_shared_xattrs = kmalloc_objs(uint, vi->xattr_shared_count);
 	if (!vi->xattr_shared_xattrs) {
-		erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
@@ -112,12 +110,12 @@ static int erofs_init_inode_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
 		}
 		vi->xattr_shared_xattrs[i] = le32_to_cpu(*xattr_id);
 	}
-	erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
 
 	/* paired with smp_mb() at the beginning of the function. */
 	smp_mb();
 	set_bit(EROFS_I_EA_INITED_BIT, &vi->flags);
 out_unlock:
+	erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
 	clear_and_wake_up_bit(EROFS_I_BL_XATTR_BIT, &vi->flags);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index 43bb5a6a9924..27ab7bd844ec 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,15 @@ static void z_erofs_fill_bio_vec(struct bio_vec *bvec,
 	DBG_BUGON(z_erofs_is_shortlived_page(bvec->bv_page));
 
 	folio = page_folio(zbv.page);
-	/* For preallocated managed folios, add them to page cache here */
+	/*
+	 * Preallocated folios are added to the managed cache here rather than
+	 * in z_erofs_bind_cache() in order to keep these folios locked in
+	 * increasing (physical) address order.
+	 * Clear folio->private before these folios become visible to others in
+	 * the managed cache to avoid duplicate additions for unaligned extents.
+	 */
 	if (folio->private == Z_EROFS_PREALLOCATED_FOLIO) {
+		folio->private = NULL;
 		tocache = true;
 		goto out_tocache;
 	}
@@ -1546,14 +1553,8 @@ static void z_erofs_fill_bio_vec(struct bio_vec *bvec,
 			}
 			return;
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Already linked with another pcluster, which only appears in
-		 * crafted images by fuzzers for now.  But handle this anyway.
-		 */
-		tocache = false;	/* use temporary short-lived pages */
 	} else {
 		DBG_BUGON(1); /* referenced managed folios can't be truncated */
-		tocache = true;
 	}
 	folio_unlock(folio);
 	folio_put(folio);