--- linux-2.6.29-rc8/fs/ext4/extents.c~	2009-03-16 19:37:22.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.29-rc8/fs/ext4/extents.c	2009-03-16 19:50:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -607,7 +607,6 @@
 ext4_ext_find_extent(struct inode *inode, ext4_lblk_t block,
 					struct ext4_ext_path *path)
 {
-	int need_to_validate = 0;
 	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	short int depth, i, ppos = 0, alloc = 0;
@@ -646,17 +645,16 @@
 				goto err;
 			}
 			/* validate the extent entries */
-			need_to_validate = 1;
+			if (ext4_ext_check(inode, eh, i))
+				goto err;
 		}
+
 		eh = ext_block_hdr(bh);
 		ppos++;
 		BUG_ON(ppos > depth);
 		path[ppos].p_bh = bh;
 		path[ppos].p_hdr = eh;
 		i--;
-
-		if (need_to_validate && ext4_ext_check(inode, eh, i))
-			goto err;
 	}
 
 	path[ppos].p_depth = i;