diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index ac838b844936..f21acf0ef01f 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1568,6 +1568,12 @@ static int ubifs_remount_rw(struct ubifs_info *c)
 	c->remounting_rw = 1;
 	c->ro_mount = 0;
 
+	if (c->space_fixup) {
+		err = ubifs_fixup_free_space(c);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
 	err = check_free_space(c);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -1684,12 +1690,6 @@ static int ubifs_remount_rw(struct ubifs_info *c)
 		err = dbg_check_space_info(c);
 	}
 
-	if (c->space_fixup) {
-		err = ubifs_fixup_free_space(c);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	mutex_unlock(&c->umount_mutex);
 	return err;