diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index e49d27463b6..81815487e04 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -503,7 +503,6 @@ int fat_alloc_clusters(struct inode *inode, int *cluster, int nr_cluster)
 				sbi->prev_free = entry;
 				if (sbi->free_clusters != -1)
 					sbi->free_clusters--;
-				mark_fsinfo_dirty(sb);
 
 				cluster[idx_clus] = entry;
 				idx_clus++;
@@ -525,11 +524,11 @@ int fat_alloc_clusters(struct inode *inode, int *cluster, int nr_cluster)
 	/* Couldn't allocate the free entries */
 	sbi->free_clusters = 0;
 	sbi->free_clus_valid = 1;
-	mark_fsinfo_dirty(sb);
 	err = -ENOSPC;
 
 out:
 	unlock_fat(sbi);
+	mark_fsinfo_dirty(sb);
 	fatent_brelse(&fatent);
 	if (!err) {
 		if (inode_needs_sync(inode))
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ int fat_free_clusters(struct inode *inode, int cluster)
 	struct fat_entry fatent;
 	struct buffer_head *bhs[MAX_BUF_PER_PAGE];
 	int i, err, nr_bhs;
-	int first_cl = cluster;
+	int first_cl = cluster, dirty_fsinfo = 0;
 
 	nr_bhs = 0;
 	fatent_init(&fatent);
@@ -592,7 +591,7 @@ int fat_free_clusters(struct inode *inode, int cluster)
 		ops->ent_put(&fatent, FAT_ENT_FREE);
 		if (sbi->free_clusters != -1) {
 			sbi->free_clusters++;
-			mark_fsinfo_dirty(sb);
+			dirty_fsinfo = 1;
 		}
 
 		if (nr_bhs + fatent.nr_bhs > MAX_BUF_PER_PAGE) {
@@ -622,6 +621,8 @@ error:
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_bhs; i++)
 		brelse(bhs[i]);
 	unlock_fat(sbi);
+	if (dirty_fsinfo)
+		mark_fsinfo_dirty(sb);
 
 	return err;
 }