diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 2a27f0256fa3..f4a5a0c2858a 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -1739,18 +1739,26 @@ static int writeback_single_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	wb = inode_to_wb_and_lock_list(inode);
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	/*
-	 * If the inode is now fully clean, then it can be safely removed from
-	 * its writeback list (if any).  Otherwise the flusher threads are
-	 * responsible for the writeback lists.
+	 * If the inode is freeing, its i_io_list shoudn't be updated
+	 * as it can be finally deleted at this moment.
 	 */
-	if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
-		inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb);
-	else if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC_QUEUED)) {
-		if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY))
-			redirty_tail_locked(inode, wb);
-		else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
-			inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
-			inode_io_list_move_locked(inode, wb, &wb->b_dirty_time);
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
+		/*
+		 * If the inode is now fully clean, then it can be safely
+		 * removed from its writeback list (if any). Otherwise the
+		 * flusher threads are responsible for the writeback lists.
+		 */
+		if (!(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_ALL))
+			inode_cgwb_move_to_attached(inode, wb);
+		else if (!(inode->i_state & I_SYNC_QUEUED)) {
+			if ((inode->i_state & I_DIRTY))
+				redirty_tail_locked(inode, wb);
+			else if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
+				inode->dirtied_when = jiffies;
+				inode_io_list_move_locked(inode,
+							  wb,
+							  &wb->b_dirty_time);
+			}
 		}
 	}