diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 18bb4ec4d7c9..ff53d40a2dae 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -422,6 +422,14 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_isolate(
 	if (!xfs_dqlock_nowait(dqp))
 		goto out_miss_busy;
 
+	/*
+	 * If something else is freeing this dquot and hasn't yet removed it
+	 * from the LRU, leave it for the freeing task to complete the freeing
+	 * process rather than risk it being free from under us here.
+	 */
+	if (dqp->q_flags & XFS_DQFLAG_FREEING)
+		goto out_miss_unlock;
+
 	/*
 	 * This dquot has acquired a reference in the meantime remove it from
 	 * the freelist and try again.
@@ -441,10 +449,8 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_isolate(
 	 * skip it so there is time for the IO to complete before we try to
 	 * reclaim it again on the next LRU pass.
 	 */
-	if (!xfs_dqflock_nowait(dqp)) {
-		xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
-		goto out_miss_busy;
-	}
+	if (!xfs_dqflock_nowait(dqp))
+		goto out_miss_unlock;
 
 	if (XFS_DQ_IS_DIRTY(dqp)) {
 		struct xfs_buf	*bp = NULL;
@@ -478,6 +484,8 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_isolate(
 	XFS_STATS_INC(dqp->q_mount, xs_qm_dqreclaims);
 	return LRU_REMOVED;
 
+out_miss_unlock:
+	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 out_miss_busy:
 	trace_xfs_dqreclaim_busy(dqp);
 	XFS_STATS_INC(dqp->q_mount, xs_qm_dqreclaim_misses);