diff --git a/fs/ubifs/crypto.c b/fs/ubifs/crypto.c
index 382ed428cfd2..114ba455bac3 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/crypto.c
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ static int ubifs_crypt_get_context(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, size_t len)
 static int ubifs_crypt_set_context(struct inode *inode, const void *ctx,
 				   size_t len, void *fs_data)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Creating an encryption context is done unlocked since we
+	 * operate on a new inode which is not visible to other users
+	 * at this point. So, no need to check whether inode is locked.
+	 */
 	return ubifs_xattr_set(inode, UBIFS_XATTR_NAME_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT,
-			       ctx, len, 0);
+			       ctx, len, 0, false);
 }
 
 static bool ubifs_crypt_empty_dir(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index d933edade14a..cd43651f1731 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ int ubifs_check_dir_empty(struct inode *dir);
 extern const struct xattr_handler *ubifs_xattr_handlers[];
 ssize_t ubifs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, size_t size);
 int ubifs_xattr_set(struct inode *host, const char *name, const void *value,
-		    size_t size, int flags);
+		    size_t size, int flags, bool check_lock);
 ssize_t ubifs_xattr_get(struct inode *host, const char *name, void *buf,
 			size_t size);
 void ubifs_evict_xattr_inode(struct ubifs_info *c, ino_t xattr_inum);
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/xattr.c b/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
index 98f11257d66c..c13eae819cbc 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/xattr.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static struct inode *iget_xattr(struct ubifs_info *c, ino_t inum)
 }
 
 int ubifs_xattr_set(struct inode *host, const char *name, const void *value,
-		    size_t size, int flags)
+		    size_t size, int flags, bool check_lock)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ubifs_info *c = host->i_sb->s_fs_info;
@@ -289,12 +289,7 @@ int ubifs_xattr_set(struct inode *host, const char *name, const void *value,
 	union ubifs_key key;
 	int err;
 
-	/*
-	 * Creating an encryption context is done unlocked since we
-	 * operate on a new inode which is not visible to other users
-	 * at this point.
-	 */
-	if (strcmp(name, UBIFS_XATTR_NAME_ENCRYPTION_CONTEXT) != 0)
+	if (check_lock)
 		ubifs_assert(inode_is_locked(host));
 
 	if (size > UBIFS_MAX_INO_DATA)
@@ -598,8 +593,12 @@ static int init_xattrs(struct inode *inode, const struct xattr *xattr_array,
 		}
 		strcpy(name, XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX);
 		strcpy(name + XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX_LEN, xattr->name);
+		/*
+		 * creating a new inode without holding the inode rwsem,
+		 * no need to check whether inode is locked.
+		 */
 		err = ubifs_xattr_set(inode, name, xattr->value,
-				      xattr->value_len, 0);
+				      xattr->value_len, 0, false);
 		kfree(name);
 		if (err < 0)
 			break;
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ static int xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	name = xattr_full_name(handler, name);
 
 	if (value)
-		return ubifs_xattr_set(inode, name, value, size, flags);
+		return ubifs_xattr_set(inode, name, value, size, flags, true);
 	else
 		return ubifs_xattr_remove(inode, name);
 }