diff --git a/fs/ntfs/ea.c b/fs/ntfs/ea.c
index 0bc29bf1f050..3f4ba7667522 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/ea.c
@@ -404,10 +404,12 @@ static int ntfs_set_ea(struct inode *inode, const char *name, size_t name_len,
 		*packed_ea_size = p_ea_info->ea_length;
 	mark_mft_record_dirty(ni);
 out:
-	if (ea_info_qsize > 0)
-		NInoSetHasEA(ni);
-	else
-		NInoClearHasEA(ni);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (ea_info_qsize > 0)
+			NInoSetHasEA(ni);
+		else
+			NInoClearHasEA(ni);
+	}
 
 	kvfree(ea_buf);
 	kvfree(old_ea_buf);