diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index fe9a9a183b2d..98ca9f1b6a07 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -2386,6 +2386,7 @@ retry:
 				 */
 				if (ip->i_ino != inum + i) {
 					xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+					rcu_read_unlock();
 					continue;
 				}
 			}