diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 99489cf..b9e66b7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,8 @@
 out_zap_parent:
 	nfs_zap_caches(dir);
  out_bad:
+	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
+	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dir);
 	if (inode && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		/* Purge readdir caches. */
@@ -1113,8 +1115,6 @@
 		shrink_dcache_parent(dentry);
 	}
 	d_drop(dentry);
-	nfs_free_fattr(fattr);
-	nfs_free_fhandle(fhandle);
 	dput(parent);
 	dfprintk(LOOKUPCACHE, "NFS: %s(%s/%s) is invalid\n",
 			__func__, dentry->d_parent->d_name.name,