diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 532443f89015..c26f946cf04a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4337,99 +4337,93 @@ static int __ext4_get_inode_loc(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino,
 	bh = sb_getblk(sb, block);
 	if (unlikely(!bh))
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-		lock_buffer(bh);
+	if (ext4_buffer_uptodate(bh))
+		goto has_buffer;
 
-		if (ext4_buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-			/* someone brought it uptodate while we waited */
+	lock_buffer(bh);
+	/*
+	 * If we have all information of the inode in memory and this
+	 * is the only valid inode in the block, we need not read the
+	 * block.
+	 */
+	if (in_mem) {
+		struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh;
+		int i, start;
+
+		start = inode_offset & ~(inodes_per_block - 1);
+
+		/* Is the inode bitmap in cache? */
+		bitmap_bh = sb_getblk(sb, ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, gdp));
+		if (unlikely(!bitmap_bh))
+			goto make_io;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the inode bitmap isn't in cache then the
+		 * optimisation may end up performing two reads instead
+		 * of one, so skip it.
+		 */
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bitmap_bh)) {
+			brelse(bitmap_bh);
+			goto make_io;
+		}
+		for (i = start; i < start + inodes_per_block; i++) {
+			if (i == inode_offset)
+				continue;
+			if (ext4_test_bit(i, bitmap_bh->b_data))
+				break;
+		}
+		brelse(bitmap_bh);
+		if (i == start + inodes_per_block) {
+			/* all other inodes are free, so skip I/O */
+			memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
+			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 			unlock_buffer(bh);
 			goto has_buffer;
 		}
-
-		/*
-		 * If we have all information of the inode in memory and this
-		 * is the only valid inode in the block, we need not read the
-		 * block.
-		 */
-		if (in_mem) {
-			struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh;
-			int i, start;
-
-			start = inode_offset & ~(inodes_per_block - 1);
-
-			/* Is the inode bitmap in cache? */
-			bitmap_bh = sb_getblk(sb, ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, gdp));
-			if (unlikely(!bitmap_bh))
-				goto make_io;
-
-			/*
-			 * If the inode bitmap isn't in cache then the
-			 * optimisation may end up performing two reads instead
-			 * of one, so skip it.
-			 */
-			if (!buffer_uptodate(bitmap_bh)) {
-				brelse(bitmap_bh);
-				goto make_io;
-			}
-			for (i = start; i < start + inodes_per_block; i++) {
-				if (i == inode_offset)
-					continue;
-				if (ext4_test_bit(i, bitmap_bh->b_data))
-					break;
-			}
-			brelse(bitmap_bh);
-			if (i == start + inodes_per_block) {
-				/* all other inodes are free, so skip I/O */
-				memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
-				set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-				unlock_buffer(bh);
-				goto has_buffer;
-			}
-		}
+	}
 
 make_io:
-		/*
-		 * If we need to do any I/O, try to pre-readahead extra
-		 * blocks from the inode table.
-		 */
-		blk_start_plug(&plug);
-		if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_inode_readahead_blks) {
-			ext4_fsblk_t b, end, table;
-			unsigned num;
-			__u32 ra_blks = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_inode_readahead_blks;
+	/*
+	 * If we need to do any I/O, try to pre-readahead extra
+	 * blocks from the inode table.
+	 */
+	blk_start_plug(&plug);
+	if (EXT4_SB(sb)->s_inode_readahead_blks) {
+		ext4_fsblk_t b, end, table;
+		unsigned num;
+		__u32 ra_blks = EXT4_SB(sb)->s_inode_readahead_blks;
 
-			table = ext4_inode_table(sb, gdp);
-			/* s_inode_readahead_blks is always a power of 2 */
-			b = block & ~((ext4_fsblk_t) ra_blks - 1);
-			if (table > b)
-				b = table;
-			end = b + ra_blks;
-			num = EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
-			if (ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb))
-				num -= ext4_itable_unused_count(sb, gdp);
-			table += num / inodes_per_block;
-			if (end > table)
-				end = table;
-			while (b <= end)
-				ext4_sb_breadahead_unmovable(sb, b++);
-		}
+		table = ext4_inode_table(sb, gdp);
+		/* s_inode_readahead_blks is always a power of 2 */
+		b = block & ~((ext4_fsblk_t) ra_blks - 1);
+		if (table > b)
+			b = table;
+		end = b + ra_blks;
+		num = EXT4_INODES_PER_GROUP(sb);
+		if (ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb))
+			num -= ext4_itable_unused_count(sb, gdp);
+		table += num / inodes_per_block;
+		if (end > table)
+			end = table;
+		while (b <= end)
+			ext4_sb_breadahead_unmovable(sb, b++);
+	}
 
-		/*
-		 * There are other valid inodes in the buffer, this inode
-		 * has in-inode xattrs, or we don't have this inode in memory.
-		 * Read the block from disk.
-		 */
-		trace_ext4_load_inode(sb, ino);
-		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL);
-		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
-		wait_on_buffer(bh);
-		ext4_simulate_fail_bh(sb, bh, EXT4_SIM_INODE_EIO);
-		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-			if (ret_block)
-				*ret_block = block;
-			brelse(bh);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
+	/*
+	 * There are other valid inodes in the buffer, this inode
+	 * has in-inode xattrs, or we don't have this inode in memory.
+	 * Read the block from disk.
+	 */
+	trace_ext4_load_inode(sb, ino);
+	ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, NULL);
+	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
+	wait_on_buffer(bh);
+	ext4_simulate_fail_bh(sb, bh, EXT4_SIM_INODE_EIO);
+	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		if (ret_block)
+			*ret_block = block;
+		brelse(bh);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 has_buffer:
 	iloc->bh = bh;