diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 03c04fe..420bbeb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = NULL;
 	int error;
+	int unstuff = 0;
 
 	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip) &&
 	    (size > (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)))) {
@@ -1183,13 +1184,14 @@
 		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, 1);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_grow_qunlock;
+		unstuff = 1;
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + RES_STATFS + RES_RG_BIT, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto do_grow_release;
 
-	if (qa) {
+	if (unstuff) {
 		error = gfs2_unstuff_dinode(ip, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_end_trans;
@@ -1208,7 +1210,7 @@
 do_end_trans:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 do_grow_release:
-	if (qa) {
+	if (unstuff) {
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 do_grow_qunlock:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);