diff --git a/fs/hpfs/alloc.c b/fs/hpfs/alloc.c
index 66617b1557c6..f5150372618e 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/alloc.c
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ int hpfs_check_free_dnodes(struct super_block *s, int n)
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
+		hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 	}
-	hpfs_brelse4(&qbh);
 	i = 0;
 	if (hpfs_sb(s)->sb_c_bitmap != -1) {
 		bmp = hpfs_map_bitmap(s, b, &qbh, "chkdn1");