diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index e0d34e4e9076..85161f0bb749 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ int v9fs_dir_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		if ((S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) && (filp->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
 			retval = filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
 
+		printk("fid: %p, fidnum: %d, ino: %lx, ino is freeing:%d, will free: %d, dirty: %d, %s\n", fid, fid->fid, inode->i_ino, 
+				inode->i_state & I_FREEING, 
+				inode->i_state & I_WILL_FREE,
+				inode->i_state & I_DIRTY, __func__);
 		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+		inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
 		hlist_del(&fid->ilist);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		put_err = p9_fid_put(fid);