diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index af2c05235cc..ae7b67e4866 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static struct inode *alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	return inode;
 }
 
-void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void __destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	BUG_ON(inode_has_buffers(inode));
 	ima_inode_free(inode);
@@ -241,13 +241,17 @@ void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_default_acl && inode->i_default_acl != ACL_NOT_CACHED)
 		posix_acl_release(inode->i_default_acl);
 #endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__destroy_inode);
+
+void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	__destroy_inode(inode);
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
 		inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
 	else
 		kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, (inode));
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(destroy_inode);
-
 
 /*
  * These are initializations that only need to be done
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 0c3b5e58a98..67888a9e065 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2164,6 +2164,7 @@ extern void __iget(struct inode * inode);
 extern void iget_failed(struct inode *);
 extern void clear_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void destroy_inode(struct inode *);
+extern void __destroy_inode(struct inode *);
 extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *);
 extern int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *);
 extern int file_remove_suid(struct file *);