diff --git a/fs/erofs/zmap.c b/fs/erofs/zmap.c
index 14ea47f954f5..664611cca689 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zmap.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zmap.c
@@ -686,7 +686,17 @@ static int z_erofs_fill_inode_lazy(struct inode *inode)
 		vi->z_tailextent_headlcn = 0;
 		goto done;
 	}
+
 	vi->z_advise = le16_to_cpu(h->h_advise);
+	if (!erofs_sb_has_big_pcluster(EROFS_SB(sb)) &&
+	    vi->z_advise & (Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_1 |
+			    Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_2)) {
+		erofs_err(sb, "per-inode big pcluster without sb feature for nid %llu",
+			  vi->nid);
+		err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		goto out_put_metabuf;
+	}
+
 	vi->z_lclusterbits = sb->s_blocksize_bits + (h->h_clusterbits & 15);
 	if (vi->datalayout == EROFS_INODE_COMPRESSED_FULL &&
 	    (vi->z_advise & Z_EROFS_ADVISE_EXTENTS)) {
@@ -711,14 +721,6 @@ static int z_erofs_fill_inode_lazy(struct inode *inode)
 		goto out_put_metabuf;
 	}
 
-	if (!erofs_sb_has_big_pcluster(EROFS_SB(sb)) &&
-	    vi->z_advise & (Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_1 |
-			    Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_2)) {
-		erofs_err(sb, "per-inode big pcluster without sb feature for nid %llu",
-			  vi->nid);
-		err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
-		goto out_put_metabuf;
-	}
 	if (vi->datalayout == EROFS_INODE_COMPRESSED_COMPACT &&
 	    !(vi->z_advise & Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_1) ^
 	    !(vi->z_advise & Z_EROFS_ADVISE_BIG_PCLUSTER_2)) {