diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 9087b10209e6..2df0f5c7c60b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -1497,9 +1497,11 @@ struct inode *reiserfs_iget(struct super_block *s, const struct cpu_key *key)
 
 	args.objectid = key->on_disk_key.k_objectid;
 	args.dirid = key->on_disk_key.k_dir_id;
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(s);
 	inode = iget5_locked(s, key->on_disk_key.k_objectid,
 			     reiserfs_find_actor, reiserfs_init_locked_inode,
 			     (void *)(&args));
+	reiserfs_write_lock(s);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);