diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c b/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c
index 5c45fec832b0..6ff10042a15f 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/frecord.c
@@ -1067,9 +1067,9 @@ insert_ext:
 
 out2:
 	ni_remove_mi(ni, mi);
-	mi_put(mi);
 
 out1:
+	mi_put(mi);
 	ntfs_mark_rec_free(sbi, rno, is_mft);
 
 out: