diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index dafef10b91f1..2716d56ed0a0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
-		ip->i_no_formal_ino = no_formal_ino;
 
 		error = gfs2_glock_get(sdp, no_addr, &gfs2_inode_glops, CREATE, &ip->i_gl);
 		if (unlikely(error))
@@ -175,21 +174,22 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 		gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
 		io_gl = NULL;
 
+		/* Lowest possible timestamp; will be overwritten in gfs2_dinode_in. */
+		inode->i_atime.tv_sec = 1LL << (8 * sizeof(inode->i_atime.tv_sec) - 1);
+		inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
+
 		if (type == DT_UNKNOWN) {
 			/* Inode glock must be locked already */
 			error = gfs2_inode_refresh(GFS2_I(inode));
 			if (error)
 				goto fail_refresh;
 		} else {
+			ip->i_no_formal_ino = no_formal_ino;
 			inode->i_mode = DT2IF(type);
 		}
 
 		gfs2_set_iop(inode);
 
-		/* Lowest possible timestamp; will be overwritten in gfs2_dinode_in. */
-		inode->i_atime.tv_sec = 1LL << (8 * sizeof(inode->i_atime.tv_sec) - 1);
-		inode->i_atime.tv_nsec = 0;
-
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	}