diff --git a/fs/gfs2/export.c b/fs/gfs2/export.c
index 9200ef2217162e0c00e81af4adf9e88bb7899d62..d15876e9aa26c42292ab9b836661a8b692c89c2a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/export.c
@@ -143,17 +143,14 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 }
 
 static struct dentry *gfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
-		struct gfs2_inum_host *inum)
+				      struct gfs2_inum_host *inum)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
-	struct gfs2_holder i_gh, ri_gh, rgd_gh;
-	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	int error;
 
-	/* System files? */
-
 	inode = gfs2_ilookup(sb, inum->no_addr);
 	if (inode) {
 		if (GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_formal_ino != inum->no_formal_ino) {
@@ -168,29 +165,11 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
-	error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+	error = gfs2_check_blk_type(sdp, inum->no_addr, GFS2_BLKST_DINODE);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
 
-	error = -EINVAL;
-	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, inum->no_addr);
-	if (!rgd)
-		goto fail_rindex;
-
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &rgd_gh);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail_rindex;
-
-	error = -ESTALE;
-	if (gfs2_get_block_type(rgd, inum->no_addr) != GFS2_BLKST_DINODE)
-		goto fail_rgd;
-
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rgd_gh);
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
-
-	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_UNKNOWN,
-					inum->no_addr,
-					0, 0);
+	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_UNKNOWN, inum->no_addr, 0, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto fail;
@@ -224,13 +203,6 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 	if (!IS_ERR(dentry))
 		dentry->d_op = &gfs2_dops;
 	return dentry;
-
-fail_rgd:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rgd_gh);
-
-fail_rindex:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
-
 fail:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 	return ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 388a61d12fc816483e41fe1b55a3d5a136fde613..caaa665d4033aab7e9b3b3d5a5e3a045b854f6a8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
  * Returns: The block type (GFS2_BLKST_*)
  */
 
-unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
+static unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi = NULL;
 	u32 length, rgrp_block, buf_block;
@@ -1693,6 +1693,46 @@ void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	gfs2_meta_wipe(ip, ip->i_no_addr, 1);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_check_blk_type - Check the type of a block
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @no_addr: The block number to check
+ * @type: The block type we are looking for
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if the block type matches the expected type
+ *          -ESTALE if it doesn't match
+ *          or -ve errno if something went wrong while checking
+ */
+
+int gfs2_check_blk_type(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr, unsigned int type)
+{
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder ri_gh, rgd_gh;
+	int error;
+
+	error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+	if (error)
+		goto fail;
+
+	error = -EINVAL;
+	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, no_addr);
+	if (!rgd)
+		goto fail_rindex;
+
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &rgd_gh);
+	if (error)
+		goto fail_rindex;
+
+	if (gfs2_get_block_type(rgd, no_addr) != type)
+		error = -ESTALE;
+
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rgd_gh);
+fail_rindex:
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
+fail:
+	return error;
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_rlist_add - add a RG to a list of RGs
  * @sdp: the filesystem
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index a8dedd78245b80199f7c3fb9084f35787ad4a122..b4106ddaaa98219362c23addea091d2ea582d53f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ gfs2_inplace_reserve_i((ip), __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 extern void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
-extern unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block);
-
 extern int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n);
 extern int gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, u64 *generation);
 
@@ -53,6 +51,8 @@ extern void gfs2_free_data(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 extern void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode);
+extern int gfs2_check_blk_type(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
+			       unsigned int type);
 
 struct gfs2_rgrp_list {
 	unsigned int rl_rgrps;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index d95cf777d2440b8477948efa0193bae5634b9656..0ec3ec672de18321153673d5a41660d5305c3fb5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,10 @@ static void gfs2_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	error = gfs2_check_blk_type(sdp, ip->i_no_addr, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_truncate;
+
 	gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	gfs2_holder_reinit(LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, LM_FLAG_TRY_1CB | GL_NOCACHE, &ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq(&ip->i_iopen_gh);