diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 46a6e97cd930..8db92a36194a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -982,6 +982,13 @@ static void gfs2_try_evict(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	if (ip && !igrab(&ip->i_inode))
 		ip = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
+	if (ip) {
+		wait_on_inode(&ip->i_inode);
+		if (is_bad_inode(&ip->i_inode)) {
+			iput(&ip->i_inode);
+			ip = NULL;
+		}
+	}
 	if (ip) {
 		set_bit(GIF_DEFER_DELETE, &ip->i_flags);
 		d_prune_aliases(&ip->i_inode);