1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index dcc228aa335a..2e914d0771b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ static __inline__ char *coda_i2s(struct inode *inode)
 /* this will not zap the inode away */
 static __inline__ void coda_flag_inode(struct inode *inode, int flag)
 {
-        ITOC(inode)->c_flags |= flag;
+        struct coda_inode_info *cii = ITOC(inode);
+
+        spin_lock(&cii->c_lock);
+        cii->c_flags |= flag;
+        spin_unlock(&cii->c_lock);
 }               
 
 #endif