diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index cc93f162c2f5..e349e10251fb 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ static int vfs_setup_quota_inode(struct inode *inode, int type)
 int dquot_load_quota_sb(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct quota_format_type *fmt = find_quota_format(format_id);
+	struct quota_format_type *fmt;
 	struct quota_info *dqopt = sb_dqopt(sb);
 	int error;
 
@@ -2416,6 +2416,7 @@ int dquot_load_quota_sb(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	/* Just unsuspend quotas? */
 	BUG_ON(flags & DQUOT_SUSPENDED);
 
+	fmt = find_quota_format(format_id);
 	if (!fmt)
 		return -ESRCH;
 	if (!sb->dq_op || !sb->s_qcop ||