diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 6cacdab25e0..062c5f9b6a6 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(iunique);
 struct inode *igrab(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-	if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE)))
+	if (!(inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR|I_WILL_FREE)))
 		__iget(inode);
 	else
 		/*