diff --git a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
--- a/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
+++ b/sys/ufs/ffs/ffs_softdep.c
@@ -3016,26 +3016,26 @@
 	jblocks->jb_low = jblocks->jb_free / 3;	/* Reserve 33%. */
 	jblocks->jb_min = jblocks->jb_free / 10; /* Suspend at 10%. */
 	ump->softdep_jblocks = jblocks;
-out:
-	if (error == 0) {
-		MNT_ILOCK(mp);
-		mp->mnt_flag |= MNT_SUJ;
-		mp->mnt_flag &= ~MNT_SOFTDEP;
-		MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
-		/*
-		 * Only validate the journal contents if the
-		 * filesystem is clean, otherwise we write the logs
-		 * but they'll never be used.  If the filesystem was
-		 * still dirty when we mounted it the journal is
-		 * invalid and a new journal can only be valid if it
-		 * starts from a clean mount.
-		 */
-		if (fs->fs_clean) {
-			DIP_SET(ip, i_modrev, fs->fs_mtime);
-			ip->i_flags |= IN_MODIFIED;
-			ffs_update(vp, 1);
-		}
+
+	MNT_ILOCK(mp);
+	mp->mnt_flag |= MNT_SUJ;
+	mp->mnt_flag &= ~MNT_SOFTDEP;
+	MNT_IUNLOCK(mp);
+
+	/*
+	 * Only validate the journal contents if the
+	 * filesystem is clean, otherwise we write the logs
+	 * but they'll never be used.  If the filesystem was
+	 * still dirty when we mounted it the journal is
+	 * invalid and a new journal can only be valid if it
+	 * starts from a clean mount.
+	 */
+	if (fs->fs_clean) {
+		DIP_SET(ip, i_modrev, fs->fs_mtime);
+		ip->i_flags |= IN_MODIFIED;
+		ffs_update(vp, 1);
 	}
+out:
 	vput(vp);
 	return (error);
 }