diff --git a/fs/ext2/inode.c b/fs/ext2/inode.c
index 5c09776..a3a404c 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/inode.c
@@ -1552,8 +1552,11 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (is_quota_modification(inode, iattr))
-		dquot_initialize(inode);
+	if (is_quota_modification(inode, iattr)) {
+		error = dquot_initialize(inode);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
 	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID && !uid_eq(iattr->ia_uid, inode->i_uid)) ||
 	    (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID && !gid_eq(iattr->ia_gid, inode->i_gid))) {
 		error = dquot_transfer(inode, iattr);