diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index 315775e..d81085e 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -4115,10 +4115,7 @@ got_allocated_blocks:
 			map->m_flags |= EXT4_MAP_UNINIT;
 	}
 
-	err = check_eofblocks_fl(handle, inode, map->m_lblk, path, ar.len);
-	if (!err)
-		err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path,
-					     &newex, flags);
+	err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, &newex, flags);
 	if (err && free_on_err) {
 		int fb_flags = flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_DELALLOC_RESERVE ?
 			EXT4_FREE_BLOCKS_NO_QUOT_UPDATE : 0;
@@ -4130,6 +4127,11 @@ got_allocated_blocks:
 				 ext4_ext_get_actual_len(&newex), fb_flags);
 		goto out2;
 	}
+	err = check_eofblocks_fl(handle, inode, map->m_lblk, path, ar.len);
+	if (err) {
+		ext4_discard_preallocations(inode);
+		goto out2;
+	}
 
 	/* previous routine could use block we allocated */
 	newblock = ext4_ext_pblock(&newex);