diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 89abac7efd19..ef85b563d5dc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -4562,6 +4562,11 @@ static inline int ext4_iget_extra_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	    *magic == cpu_to_le32(EXT4_XATTR_MAGIC)) {
 		int err;
 
+		err = xattr_check_inode(inode, IHDR(inode, raw_inode),
+					ITAIL(inode, raw_inode));
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
 		ext4_set_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_XATTR);
 		err = ext4_find_inline_data_nolock(inode);
 		if (!err && ext4_has_inline_data(inode))
diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 5b7a1f4b6abb..84aa9dd856d8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ __ext4_xattr_check_block(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	__ext4_xattr_check_block((inode), (bh),  __func__, __LINE__)
 
 
-static int
+int
 __xattr_check_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header *header,
 			 void *end, const char *function, unsigned int line)
 {
@@ -280,9 +280,6 @@ __xattr_check_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header *header,
 	return error;
 }
 
-#define xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end) \
-	__xattr_check_inode((inode), (header), (end), __func__, __LINE__)
-
 static int
 xattr_find_entry(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_xattr_entry **pentry,
 		 void *end, int name_index, const char *name, int sorted)
@@ -600,9 +597,6 @@ ext4_xattr_ibody_get(struct inode *inode, int name_index, const char *name,
 	raw_inode = ext4_raw_inode(&iloc);
 	header = IHDR(inode, raw_inode);
 	end = ITAIL(inode, raw_inode);
-	error = xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end);
-	if (error)
-		goto cleanup;
 	entry = IFIRST(header);
 	error = xattr_find_entry(inode, &entry, end, name_index, name, 0);
 	if (error)
@@ -734,7 +728,6 @@ ext4_xattr_ibody_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 	struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header *header;
 	struct ext4_inode *raw_inode;
 	struct ext4_iloc iloc;
-	void *end;
 	int error;
 
 	if (!ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_XATTR))
@@ -744,14 +737,9 @@ ext4_xattr_ibody_list(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t buffer_size)
 		return error;
 	raw_inode = ext4_raw_inode(&iloc);
 	header = IHDR(inode, raw_inode);
-	end = ITAIL(inode, raw_inode);
-	error = xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end);
-	if (error)
-		goto cleanup;
 	error = ext4_xattr_list_entries(dentry, IFIRST(header),
 					buffer, buffer_size);
 
-cleanup:
 	brelse(iloc.bh);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -819,7 +807,6 @@ int ext4_get_inode_usage(struct inode *inode, qsize_t *usage)
 	struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header *header;
 	struct ext4_xattr_entry *entry;
 	qsize_t ea_inode_refs = 0;
-	void *end;
 	int ret;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held_read(&EXT4_I(inode)->xattr_sem);
@@ -830,10 +817,6 @@ int ext4_get_inode_usage(struct inode *inode, qsize_t *usage)
 			goto out;
 		raw_inode = ext4_raw_inode(&iloc);
 		header = IHDR(inode, raw_inode);
-		end = ITAIL(inode, raw_inode);
-		ret = xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
 
 		for (entry = IFIRST(header); !IS_LAST_ENTRY(entry);
 		     entry = EXT4_XATTR_NEXT(entry))
@@ -2230,9 +2213,6 @@ int ext4_xattr_ibody_find(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_xattr_info *i,
 	is->s.here = is->s.first;
 	is->s.end = ITAIL(inode, raw_inode);
 	if (ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_XATTR)) {
-		error = xattr_check_inode(inode, header, is->s.end);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
 		/* Find the named attribute. */
 		error = xattr_find_entry(inode, &is->s.here, is->s.end,
 					 i->name_index, i->name, 0);
@@ -2757,10 +2737,6 @@ int ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea(struct inode *inode, int new_extra_isize,
 	min_offs = end - base;
 	total_ino = sizeof(struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header) + sizeof(u32);
 
-	error = xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end);
-	if (error)
-		goto cleanup;
-
 	ifree = ext4_xattr_free_space(base, &min_offs, base, &total_ino);
 	if (ifree >= isize_diff)
 		goto shift;
diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.h b/fs/ext4/xattr.h
index 9a596e19c2b1..cbf235422aec 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.h
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ extern int ext4_xattr_ibody_set(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 extern struct mb_cache *ext4_xattr_create_cache(void);
 extern void ext4_xattr_destroy_cache(struct mb_cache *);
 
+extern int
+__xattr_check_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_xattr_ibody_header *header,
+		    void *end, const char *function, unsigned int line);
+
+#define xattr_check_inode(inode, header, end) \
+	__xattr_check_inode((inode), (header), (end), __func__, __LINE__)
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY
 extern int ext4_init_security(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 			      struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *qstr);