diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index 75fe92eaa68188800ec2a00f9fc4a2fa972bfd08..950b2577b679a1c58a6d69db7bade45f3e9c8fe4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ static struct inode *nfs_delegation_grab_inode(struct nfs_delegation *delegation
 	spin_lock(&delegation->lock);
 	if (delegation->inode != NULL)
 		inode = igrab(delegation->inode);
+	if (!inode)
+		set_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_INODE_FREEING, &delegation->flags);
 	spin_unlock(&delegation->lock);
 	return inode;
 }
@@ -945,10 +947,11 @@ void nfs_delegation_reap_unclaimed(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(server, &clp->cl_superblocks, client_link) {
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(delegation, &server->delegations,
 								super_list) {
-			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING,
-						&delegation->flags))
-				continue;
-			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM,
+			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_INODE_FREEING,
+						&delegation->flags) ||
+			    test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING,
+						&delegation->flags) ||
+			    test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM,
 						&delegation->flags) == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
@@ -1054,10 +1057,11 @@ void nfs_reap_expired_delegations(struct nfs_client *clp)
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(server, &clp->cl_superblocks, client_link) {
 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(delegation, &server->delegations,
 								super_list) {
-			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING,
-						&delegation->flags))
-				continue;
-			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_TEST_EXPIRED,
+			if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_INODE_FREEING,
+						&delegation->flags) ||
+			    test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING,
+						&delegation->flags) ||
+			    test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_TEST_EXPIRED,
 						&delegation->flags) == 0)
 				continue;
 			if (!nfs_sb_active(server->super))
diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.h b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
index bb1ef8c37af42706c909d9f6880ca44fd33b5d00..0051166e60bbdd4b9eaa3b3e1ee505c23507dccc 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum {
 	NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING,
 	NFS_DELEGATION_REVOKED,
 	NFS_DELEGATION_TEST_EXPIRED,
+	NFS_DELEGATION_INODE_FREEING,
 };
 
 int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred,