if (!pag->pagi_freecount && !okalloc)
                        goto nextag;
 
+               /*
+                * Then read in the AGI buffer and recheck with the AGI buffer
+                * lock held.
+                */
                error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
                if (error)
                        goto out_error;
 
-               /*
-                * Once the AGI has been read in we have to recheck
-                * pagi_freecount with the AGI buffer lock held.
-                */
                if (pag->pagi_freecount) {
                        xfs_perag_put(pag);
                        goto out_alloc;
                }
 
-               if (!okalloc) {
-                       xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
-                       goto nextag;
-               }
+               if (!okalloc)
+                       goto nextag_relse_buffer;
+
 
                error = xfs_ialloc_ag_alloc(tp, agbp, &ialloced);
                if (error) {
                        return 0;
                }
 
+nextag_relse_buffer:
+               xfs_trans_brelse(tp, agbp);
 nextag:
                xfs_perag_put(pag);
                if (++agno == mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)