1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 77b09750e92c..3f9949fee391 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -652,7 +652,10 @@ xfs_buf_item_unlock(
 
         /*
          * If the buf item isn't tracking any data, free it, otherwise drop the
-         * reference we hold to it.
+         * reference we hold to it. If we are aborting the transaction, this may
+         * be the only reference to the buf item, so we free it anyway
+         * regardless of whether it is dirty or not. A dirty abort implies a
+         * shutdown, anyway.
          */
         clean = 1;
         for (i = 0; i < bip->bli_format_count; i++) {
@@ -664,7 +667,12 @@ xfs_buf_item_unlock(
         }
         if (clean)
                 xfs_buf_item_relse(bp);
-        else
+        else if (aborted) {
+                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bip->bli_refcount)) {
+                        ASSERT(XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(lip->li_mountp));
+                        xfs_buf_item_relse(bp);
+                }
+        } else
                 atomic_dec(&bip->bli_refcount);
 
         if (!hold)