diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8fa347b..92b4101 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -2178,6 +2178,7 @@ extern int ext4_ind_remove_space(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 /* ioctl.c */
 extern long ext4_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
 extern long ext4_compat_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
+extern int __ext4_ioctl_setproject(struct inode *inode, __u32 projid);
 
 /* migrate.c */
 extern int ext4_ext_migrate(struct inode *);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
index 890f21e..a4443e9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c
@@ -294,9 +294,8 @@ flags_out:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
-static int ext4_ioctl_setproject(struct file *filp, __u32 projid)
+int __ext4_ioctl_setproject(struct inode *inode, __u32 projid)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ext4_inode_info *ei = EXT4_I(inode);
 	int err, rc;
@@ -324,10 +323,6 @@ static int ext4_ioctl_setproject(struct file *filp, __u32 projid)
 	if (projid_eq(kprojid, EXT4_I(inode)->i_projid))
 		return 0;
 
-	err = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = -EPERM;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	/* Is it quota file? Do not allow user to mess with it */
@@ -378,6 +373,23 @@ out_stop:
 	ext4_journal_stop(handle);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	return err;
+
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ext4_ioctl_setproject);
+
+static int ext4_ioctl_setproject(struct file *filp, __u32 projid)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
+
+	err = mnt_want_write_file(filp);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	err = __ext4_ioctl_setproject(inode, projid);
+
 	mnt_drop_write_file(filp);
 	return err;
 }