1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 85ca49549b39..52cab65f91cf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -786,7 +786,6 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
         struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
         struct nfs_page *head;
 
-        atomic_long_dec(&nfsi->nrequests);
         if (nfs_page_group_sync_on_bit(req, PG_REMOVE)) {
                 head = req->wb_head;
 
@@ -799,8 +798,10 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
                 spin_unlock(&mapping->private_lock);
         }
 
-        if (test_and_clear_bit(PG_INODE_REF, &req->wb_flags))
+        if (test_and_clear_bit(PG_INODE_REF, &req->wb_flags)) {
                 nfs_release_request(req);
+                atomic_long_dec(&nfsi->nrequests);
+        }
 }
 
 static void