diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 443f83382b9b..31c93cbdb3fe 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1718,7 +1718,7 @@ static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	 */
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
 		inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb);
-	else if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC_QUEUED)) {
+	else if (!(inode->i_state & (I_SYNC_QUEUED | I_FREEING))) {
 		if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY))
 			redirty_tail_locked(inode, wb);
 		else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {