diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 9e198f00b64c6f59e7e4a50b1bc8ddf4ec73cdbf..35d2108d567c25d0de1376a84e8a2a4333859ddf 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -730,8 +730,11 @@ static enum lru_status inode_lru_isolate(struct list_head *item,
 		return LRU_REMOVED;
 	}
 
-	/* recently referenced inodes get one more pass */
-	if (inode->i_state & I_REFERENCED) {
+	/*
+	 * Recently referenced inodes and inodes with many attached pages
+	 * get one more pass.
+	 */
+	if (inode->i_state & I_REFERENCED || inode->i_data.nrpages > 1) {
 		inode->i_state &= ~I_REFERENCED;
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return LRU_ROTATE;