diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 00b804e..48eafa6 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ void inode_add_lru(struct inode *inode)
 
 static void inode_lru_list_del(struct inode *inode)
 {
+	if (inode->i_state & I_FREEING)
+		return;
 
 	if (list_lru_del(&inode->i_sb->s_inode_lru, &inode->i_lru))
 		this_cpu_dec(nr_unused);
@@ -609,8 +611,8 @@ void evict_inodes(struct super_block *sb)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
 		inode_lru_list_del(inode);
+		inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		list_add(&inode->i_lru, &dispose);
 	}
@@ -653,8 +655,8 @@ int invalidate_inodes(struct super_block *sb, bool kill_dirty)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
 		inode_lru_list_del(inode);
+		inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		list_add(&inode->i_lru, &dispose);
 	}
@@ -1381,9 +1383,8 @@ static void iput_final(struct inode *inode)
 		inode->i_state &= ~I_WILL_FREE;
 	}
 
+	inode_lru_list_del(inode);
 	inode->i_state |= I_FREEING;
-	if (!list_empty(&inode->i_lru))
-		inode_lru_list_del(inode);
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 
 	evict(inode);