1 files changed, 8 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 6cdbf90c6f7b..d041d47d9d86 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -505,6 +505,14 @@ xfs_inode_item_push(
         }
 
         /*
+         * Stale inode items should force out the iclog.
+         */
+        if (ip->i_flags & XFS_ISTALE) {
+                rval = XFS_ITEM_PINNED;
+                goto out_unlock;
+        }
+
+        /*
          * Someone else is already flushing the inode.  Nothing we can do
          * here but wait for the flush to finish and remove the item from
          * the AIL.
@@ -514,15 +522,6 @@ xfs_inode_item_push(
                 goto out_unlock;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * Stale inode items should force out the iclog.
-         */
-        if (ip->i_flags & XFS_ISTALE) {
-                xfs_ifunlock(ip);
-                xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
-                return XFS_ITEM_PINNED;
-        }
-
         ASSERT(iip->ili_fields != 0 || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
         ASSERT(iip->ili_logged == 0 || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));