diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 8d2fb8c88cf3..41a3ccff18d8 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ static long writeback_sb_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
 			/* Wait for I_SYNC. This function drops i_lock... */
 			inode_sleep_on_writeback(inode);
 			/* Inode may be gone, start again */
+			spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
 			continue;
 		}
 		inode->i_state |= I_SYNC;