diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index a4222c3f..da21eca 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@
 	ip->i_generation = be64_to_cpu(str->di_generation);
 
 	ip->i_diskflags = be32_to_cpu(str->di_flags);
+	ip->i_eattr = be64_to_cpu(str->di_eattr);
+	/* i_diskflags and i_eattr must be set before gfs2_set_inode_flags() */
 	gfs2_set_inode_flags(&ip->i_inode);
 	height = be16_to_cpu(str->di_height);
 	if (unlikely(height > GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT))
@@ -330,7 +332,6 @@
 	ip->i_depth = (u8)depth;
 	ip->i_entries = be32_to_cpu(str->di_entries);
 
-	ip->i_eattr = be64_to_cpu(str->di_eattr);
 	if (S_ISREG(ip->i_inode.i_mode))
 		gfs2_set_aops(&ip->i_inode);