diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 01f2cf3..5743e9d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -840,16 +840,17 @@
 
 			new_bh = sb_getblk(sb, block);
 			if (!new_bh) {
+				error = -ENOMEM;
 getblk_failed:
 				ext4_free_blocks(handle, inode, NULL, block, 1,
 						 EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_METADATA);
-				error = -EIO;
 				goto cleanup;
 			}
 			lock_buffer(new_bh);
 			error = ext4_journal_get_create_access(handle, new_bh);
 			if (error) {
 				unlock_buffer(new_bh);
+				error = -EIO;
 				goto getblk_failed;
 			}
 			memcpy(new_bh->b_data, s->base, new_bh->b_size);