diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index b45f7b27b5dff8e7b0b3113ea8668edc03f1a805..f7a742eb0aaaf6250bfec5a49b3c5cf9c1affa47 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	XFS_STATS_INC(vn_active);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
 	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
 	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ xfs_inode_free(
 	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
 	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
+	XFS_STATS_DEC(vn_active);
 
 	call_rcu(&VFS_I(ip)->i_rcu, xfs_inode_free_callback);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index a0f58d933261292e4bbe04f3aeeaae5fa8f6f2fb..45fa5b570eb5bbeaf6816cddef32935806c27bf8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1008,7 +1008,6 @@ xfs_fs_evict_inode(
 	clear_inode(inode);
 	XFS_STATS_INC(vn_rele);
 	XFS_STATS_INC(vn_remove);
-	XFS_STATS_DEC(vn_active);
 
 	xfs_inactive(ip);
 }