diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
index 4c0c7d163d15..a98b7740a0fc 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
@@ -1334,9 +1334,7 @@ struct buffer_head *reiserfs_read_bitmap_block(struct super_block *sb,
 	else if (bitmap == 0)
 		block = (REISERFS_DISK_OFFSET_IN_BYTES >> sb->s_blocksize_bits) + 1;
 
-	reiserfs_write_unlock(sb);
 	bh = sb_bread(sb, block);
-	reiserfs_write_lock(sb);
 	if (bh == NULL)
 		reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-2029: %s: bitmap block (#%u) "
 		                 "reading failed", __func__, block);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index a6d4268fb6c1..855da58db145 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ void reiserfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		;
 	}
       out:
+	reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, depth);
 	clear_inode(inode);	/* note this must go after the journal_end to prevent deadlock */
 	dquot_drop(inode);
 	inode->i_blocks = 0;
-	reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, depth);
 	return;
 
 no_delete: