diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index 5372980ec458..e59d6ddcc69f 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -2216,8 +2216,11 @@ static int reiserfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
 	int opt = type == USRQUOTA ? REISERFS_USRQUOTA : REISERFS_GRPQUOTA;
 
-	if (!(REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_mount_opt & (1 << opt)))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	reiserfs_write_lock(sb);
+	if (!(REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_mount_opt & (1 << opt))) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Quotafile not on the same filesystem? */
 	if (path->dentry->d_sb != sb) {
@@ -2259,8 +2262,10 @@ static int reiserfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	err = dquot_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(sb);
+	return dquot_quota_on(sb, type, format_id, path);
 out:
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(sb);
 	return err;
 }