diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
index ef9db3e035062..2b313fe7003e4 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode_dotl.c
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ struct inode *v9fs_fid_iget_dotl(struct super_block *sb, struct p9_fid *fid)
 
 	retval = v9fs_init_inode(v9ses, inode, &fid->qid,
 				 st->st_mode, new_decode_dev(st->st_rdev));
+	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode, 0);
 	kfree(st);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error;
 
-	v9fs_stat2inode_dotl(st, inode, 0);
 	v9fs_set_netfs_context(inode);
 	v9fs_cache_inode_get_cookie(inode);
 	retval = v9fs_get_acl(inode, fid);