diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e3c4f11..6ff858c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1378,12 +1378,12 @@
 {
 	int res;
 
-	BUG_ON(nd->depth >= MAX_NESTED_LINKS);
 	if (unlikely(current->link_count >= MAX_NESTED_LINKS)) {
 		path_put_conditional(path, nd);
 		path_put(&nd->path);
 		return -ELOOP;
 	}
+	BUG_ON(nd->depth >= MAX_NESTED_LINKS);
 
 	nd->depth++;
 	current->link_count++;