diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 3a41f83a4ba5..011f630777d0 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -723,6 +723,10 @@ void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
                        continue;
 
                spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+               if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count)) {
+                       spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+                       continue;
+               }
                if (inode->i_state & (I_NEW | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE))
                        spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
                        continue;