diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
index aa60746e4c..4cbc6a15e5 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMCache.cpp
@@ -1157,13 +1157,9 @@ VMCache::Resize(off_t newSize, int priority)
 {
 	TRACE(("VMCache::Resize(cache %p, newSize %" B_PRIdOFF ") old size %"
 		B_PRIdOFF "\n", this, newSize, this->virtual_end));
-	this->AssertLocked();
-
 	T(Resize(this, newSize));
 
-	status_t status = Commit(newSize - virtual_base, priority);
-	if (status != B_OK)
-		return status;
+	AssertLocked();
 
 	page_num_t oldPageCount = (page_num_t)((virtual_end + B_PAGE_SIZE - 1)
 		>> PAGE_SHIFT);
@@ -1177,6 +1173,10 @@ VMCache::Resize(off_t newSize, int priority)
 			;
 	}
 
+	status_t status = Commit(newSize - virtual_base, priority);
+	if (status != B_OK)
+		return status;
+
 	virtual_end = newSize;
 	return B_OK;
 }