diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 65739b3b3276..687e291d73f2 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ struct ocfs2_super
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct inode *root_inode;
 	struct inode *sys_root_inode;
-	struct inode *system_inodes[NUM_SYSTEM_INODES];
+	struct inode *global_system_inodes[NUM_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODES];
+	struct inode **local_system_inodes;
 
 	struct ocfs2_slot_info *slot_info;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
index 33f1c9a8258d..723b20dac414 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ enum {
 	USER_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE,
 	GROUP_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE,
 #define OCFS2_LAST_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODE GROUP_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE
+#define OCFS2_FIRST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE
 	ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE,
 	EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
 	INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
@@ -317,8 +318,12 @@ enum {
 	TRUNCATE_LOG_SYSTEM_INODE,
 	LOCAL_USER_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE,
 	LOCAL_GROUP_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE,
+#define OCFS2_LAST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE LOCAL_GROUP_QUOTA_SYSTEM_INODE
 	NUM_SYSTEM_INODES
 };
+#define NUM_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODES OCFS2_LAST_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODE
+#define NUM_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODES	\
+		(NUM_SYSTEM_INODES - OCFS2_FIRST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE)
 
 static struct ocfs2_system_inode_info ocfs2_system_inodes[NUM_SYSTEM_INODES] = {
 	/* Global system inodes (single copy) */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 47415398d56a..350e8b5a9396 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ static void ocfs2_release_system_inodes(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 
 	mlog_entry_void();
 
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_SYSTEM_INODES; i++) {
-		inode = osb->system_inodes[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODES; i++) {
+		inode = osb->global_system_inodes[i];
 		if (inode) {
 			iput(inode);
-			osb->system_inodes[i] = NULL;
+			osb->global_system_inodes[i] = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -534,6 +534,20 @@ static void ocfs2_release_system_inodes(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 		osb->root_inode = NULL;
 	}
 
+	if (!osb->local_system_inodes)
+		goto out;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < NUM_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODES * osb->max_slots; i++) {
+		if (osb->local_system_inodes[i]) {
+			iput(osb->local_system_inodes[i]);
+			osb->local_system_inodes[i] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	kfree(osb->local_system_inodes);
+	osb->local_system_inodes = NULL;
+
+out:
 	mlog_exit(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c b/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
index bfe7190cdbf1..902efb23b6a6 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/sysfile.c
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ static struct inode * _ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 						   int type,
 						   u32 slot);
 
-static inline int is_global_system_inode(int type);
-static inline int is_in_system_inode_array(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					   int type,
-					   u32 slot);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 static struct lock_class_key ocfs2_sysfile_cluster_lock_key[NUM_SYSTEM_INODES];
 #endif
@@ -59,11 +54,52 @@ static inline int is_global_system_inode(int type)
 		type <= OCFS2_LAST_GLOBAL_SYSTEM_INODE;
 }
 
-static inline int is_in_system_inode_array(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					   int type,
-					   u32 slot)
+static struct inode **get_local_system_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+					     int type,
+					     u32 slot)
 {
-	return slot == osb->slot_num || is_global_system_inode(type);
+	int index;
+	struct inode **local_system_inodes, **free = NULL;
+
+	BUG_ON(slot == OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT);
+	BUG_ON(type < OCFS2_FIRST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE ||
+	       type > OCFS2_LAST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE);
+
+	spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
+	local_system_inodes = osb->local_system_inodes;
+	spin_unlock(&osb->osb_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(!local_system_inodes)) {
+		local_system_inodes = kzalloc(sizeof(struct inode *) *
+					      NUM_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODES *
+					      osb->max_slots,
+					      GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!local_system_inodes) {
+			mlog_errno(-ENOMEM);
+			/*
+			 * return NULL here so that ocfs2_get_sytem_file_inodes
+			 * will try to create an inode and use it. We will try
+			 * to initialize local_system_inodes next time.
+			 */
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
+		if (osb->local_system_inodes) {
+			/* Someone has initialized it for us. */
+			free = local_system_inodes;
+			local_system_inodes = osb->local_system_inodes;
+		} else
+			osb->local_system_inodes = local_system_inodes;
+		spin_unlock(&osb->osb_lock);
+		if (unlikely(free))
+			kfree(free);
+	}
+
+	index = (slot * NUM_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODES) +
+		(type - OCFS2_FIRST_LOCAL_SYSTEM_INODE);
+
+	return &local_system_inodes[index];
 }
 
 struct inode *ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
@@ -74,8 +110,10 @@ struct inode *ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct inode **arr = NULL;
 
 	/* avoid the lookup if cached in local system file array */
-	if (is_in_system_inode_array(osb, type, slot))
-		arr = &(osb->system_inodes[type]);
+	if (is_global_system_inode(type)) {
+		arr = &(osb->global_system_inodes[type]);
+	} else
+		arr = get_local_system_inode(osb, type, slot);
 
 	if (arr && ((inode = *arr) != NULL)) {
 		/* get a ref in addition to the array ref */