--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -2518,14 +2518,18 @@ static void __wait_on_freeing_inode(struct inode *inode, bool is_inode_hash_lock
         wq_head = inode_bit_waitqueue(&wqe, inode, __I_NEW);
         prepare_to_wait_event(wq_head, &wqe.wq_entry, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
         spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-       rcu_read_unlock();
+       if (rcu_read_lock_any_held())
+               rcu_read_unlock();
+
         if (is_inode_hash_locked)
                 spin_unlock(&inode_hash_lock);
         schedule();
         finish_wait(wq_head, &wqe.wq_entry);
         if (is_inode_hash_locked)
                 spin_lock(&inode_hash_lock);
-       rcu_read_lock();
+
+       if (rcu_read_lock_any_held())
+               rcu_read_lock();
  }
  static __initdata unsigned long ihash_entries;