diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 0c94cde41016..57fcd5917a66 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -114,6 +114,18 @@ xfs_inode_free_callback(
 	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
 }
 
+static void
+__xfs_inode_free(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
+{
+	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
+	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
+	XFS_STATS_DEC(ip->i_mount, vn_active);
+
+	call_rcu(&VFS_I(ip)->i_rcu, xfs_inode_free_callback);
+}
+
 void
 xfs_inode_free(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
@@ -129,12 +141,7 @@ xfs_inode_free(
 	ip->i_ino = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
 
-	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
-	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
-	XFS_STATS_DEC(ip->i_mount, vn_active);
-
-	call_rcu(&VFS_I(ip)->i_rcu, xfs_inode_free_callback);
+	__xfs_inode_free(ip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -772,8 +779,7 @@ __xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(
 	if (!pag->pag_ici_reclaimable) {
 		/* propagate the reclaim tag up into the perag radix tree */
 		spin_lock(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_lock);
-		radix_tree_tag_set(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_tree,
-				XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino),
+		radix_tree_tag_set(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_tree, pag->pag_agno,
 				XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
 		spin_unlock(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_lock);
 
@@ -817,8 +823,7 @@ __xfs_inode_clear_reclaim(
 	if (!pag->pag_ici_reclaimable) {
 		/* clear the reclaim tag from the perag radix tree */
 		spin_lock(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_lock);
-		radix_tree_tag_clear(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_tree,
-				XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino),
+		radix_tree_tag_clear(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_tree, pag->pag_agno,
 				XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
 		spin_unlock(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_lock);
 		trace_xfs_perag_clear_reclaim(ip->i_mount, pag->pag_agno,
@@ -929,6 +934,7 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	int			sync_mode)
 {
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp = NULL;
+	xfs_ino_t		ino = ip->i_ino; /* for radix_tree_delete */
 	int			error;
 
 restart:
@@ -993,6 +999,22 @@ restart:
 
 	xfs_iflock(ip);
 reclaim:
+	/*
+	 * Because we use RCU freeing we need to ensure the inode always appears
+	 * to be reclaimed with an invalid inode number when in the free state.
+	 * We do this as early as possible under the ILOCK and flush lock so
+	 * that xfs_iflush_cluster() can be guaranteed to detect races with us
+	 * here. By doing this, we guarantee that once xfs_iflush_cluster has
+	 * locked both the XFS_ILOCK and the flush lock that it will see either
+	 * a valid, flushable inode that will serialise correctly against the
+	 * locks below, or it will see a clean (and invalid) inode that it can
+	 * skip.
+	 */
+	spin_lock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+	ip->i_flags = XFS_IRECLAIM;
+	ip->i_ino = 0;
+	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
+
 	xfs_ifunlock(ip);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
@@ -1006,7 +1028,7 @@ reclaim:
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
 	if (!radix_tree_delete(&pag->pag_ici_root,
-				XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino)))
+				XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(ip->i_mount, ino)))
 		ASSERT(0);
 	__xfs_inode_clear_reclaim(pag, ip);
 	spin_unlock(&pag->pag_ici_lock);
@@ -1023,7 +1045,7 @@ reclaim:
 	xfs_qm_dqdetach(ip);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-	xfs_inode_free(ip);
+	__xfs_inode_free(ip);
 	return error;
 
 out_ifunlock:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 3cbc9031731b..e3b27982b3b2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -3239,6 +3239,19 @@ xfs_iflush_cluster(
 			continue;
 		}
 
+
+		/*
+		 * Check the inode number again, just to be certain we are not
+		 * racing with freeing in xfs_reclaim_inode(). See the comments
+		 * in that function for more information as to why the initial
+		 * check is not sufficient.
+		 */
+		if (!iq->i_ino) {
+			xfs_ifunlock(iq);
+			xfs_iunlock(iq, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * arriving here means that this inode can be flushed.  First
 		 * re-check that it's dirty before flushing.