diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 4d1aad3..555f5a4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1203,25 +1203,6 @@
 	generic_drop_inode(inode);
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_clear_inode - Deallocate an inode when VFS is done with it
- * @inode: The VFS inode
- *
- */
-
-static void gfs2_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-
-	ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
-	gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
-	ip->i_gl = NULL;
-	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
-		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
-	}
-}
-
 static int is_ancestor(const struct dentry *d1, const struct dentry *d2)
 {
 	do {
@@ -1347,13 +1328,16 @@
  * is safe, just less efficient.
  */
 
-static void gfs2_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
+static void gfs2_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
 
+	if (inode->i_nlink)
+		goto out;
+
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
@@ -1407,10 +1391,18 @@
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 	if (error && error != GLR_TRYFAILED && error != -EROFS)
-		fs_warn(sdp, "gfs2_delete_inode: %d\n", error);
+		fs_warn(sdp, "gfs2_evict_inode: %d\n", error);
 out:
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
-	clear_inode(inode);
+	end_writeback(inode);
+
+	ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
+	gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
+	ip->i_gl = NULL;
+	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
+		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
+	}
 }
 
 static struct inode *gfs2_alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
@@ -1434,14 +1426,13 @@
 	.alloc_inode		= gfs2_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode		= gfs2_destroy_inode,
 	.write_inode		= gfs2_write_inode,
-	.delete_inode		= gfs2_delete_inode,
+	.evict_inode		= gfs2_evict_inode,
 	.put_super		= gfs2_put_super,
 	.sync_fs		= gfs2_sync_fs,
 	.freeze_fs 		= gfs2_freeze,
 	.unfreeze_fs		= gfs2_unfreeze,
 	.statfs			= gfs2_statfs,
 	.remount_fs		= gfs2_remount_fs,
-	.clear_inode		= gfs2_clear_inode,
 	.drop_inode		= gfs2_drop_inode,
 	.show_options		= gfs2_show_options,
 };