diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 9cd5f63715c0ece96c9e92191696997685a2a654..7f30bdc57d13be7a86bb2e06c20c0e78ea3aa056 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -702,6 +702,7 @@ dqcache_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	struct dquot *dquot;
 	unsigned long freed = 0;
 
+	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 	head = free_dquots.prev;
 	while (head != &free_dquots && sc->nr_to_scan) {
 		dquot = list_entry(head, struct dquot, dq_free);
@@ -713,6 +714,7 @@ dqcache_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 		freed++;
 		head = free_dquots.prev;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
 	return freed;
 }