diff --git a/fs/ufs/inode.c b/fs/ufs/inode.c
index 4320782761ae875c54fc9f6a04592a3990ecfdc3..489f26bc26d9b4084b56b563761859186e1f9fd6 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/inode.c
@@ -714,26 +714,30 @@ static int ufs2_read_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ufs2_inode *ufs2_inode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ufs_read_inode(struct inode * inode)
+struct inode *ufs_iget(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
 {
-	struct ufs_inode_info *ufsi = UFS_I(inode);
-	struct super_block * sb;
-	struct ufs_sb_private_info * uspi;
+	struct ufs_inode_info *ufsi;
+	struct ufs_sb_private_info *uspi = UFS_SB(sb)->s_uspi;
 	struct buffer_head * bh;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
-	UFSD("ENTER, ino %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
-
-	sb = inode->i_sb;
-	uspi = UFS_SB(sb)->s_uspi;
+	UFSD("ENTER, ino %lu\n", ino);
 
-	if (inode->i_ino < UFS_ROOTINO ||
-	    inode->i_ino > (uspi->s_ncg * uspi->s_ipg)) {
+	if (ino < UFS_ROOTINO || ino > (uspi->s_ncg * uspi->s_ipg)) {
 		ufs_warning(sb, "ufs_read_inode", "bad inode number (%lu)\n",
-			    inode->i_ino);
-		goto bad_inode;
+			    ino);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 	}
 
+	inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
+	if (!inode)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (!(inode->i_state & I_NEW))
+		return inode;
+
+	ufsi = UFS_I(inode);
+
 	bh = sb_bread(sb, uspi->s_sbbase + ufs_inotofsba(inode->i_ino));
 	if (!bh) {
 		ufs_warning(sb, "ufs_read_inode", "unable to read inode %lu\n",
@@ -765,10 +769,12 @@ void ufs_read_inode(struct inode * inode)
 	brelse(bh);
 
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
-	return;
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	return inode;
 
 bad_inode:
-	make_bad_inode(inode);
+	iget_failed(inode);
+	return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
 }
 
 static void ufs1_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct ufs_inode *ufs_inode)
diff --git a/fs/ufs/namei.c b/fs/ufs/namei.c
index d8bfbee2fe2ba9e9ced1bcc66dbfdebb4b9ced7c..747a4de6c69526d14eaff5b48a08031d21d10d5d 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/namei.c
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ static struct dentry *ufs_lookup(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry, stru
 	lock_kernel();
 	ino = ufs_inode_by_name(dir, dentry);
 	if (ino) {
-		inode = iget(dir->i_sb, ino);
-		if (!inode) {
+		inode = ufs_iget(dir->i_sb, ino);
+		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			unlock_kernel();
-			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
+			return ERR_CAST(inode);
 		}
 	}
 	unlock_kernel();
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index 0072cb33ebec5da2f682574fbb36e809d0f1beb9..73deff475e6362326ab6e6785f89a93ad5b3f158 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ static int ufs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	unsigned block_size, super_block_size;
 	unsigned flags;
 	unsigned super_block_offset;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	uspi = NULL;
 	ubh = NULL;
@@ -1065,12 +1066,16 @@ static int ufs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		uspi->s_maxsymlinklen =
 		    fs32_to_cpu(sb, usb3->fs_un2.fs_44.fs_maxsymlinklen);
 
-	inode = iget(sb, UFS_ROOTINO);
-	if (!inode || is_bad_inode(inode))
+	inode = ufs_iget(sb, UFS_ROOTINO);
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto failed;
+	}
 	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
-	if (!sb->s_root)
+	if (!sb->s_root) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto dalloc_failed;
+	}
 
 	ufs_setup_cstotal(sb);
 	/*
@@ -1092,7 +1097,7 @@ static int ufs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	kfree(sbi);
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
 	UFSD("EXIT (FAILED)\n");
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 
 failed_nomem:
 	UFSD("EXIT (NOMEM)\n");
@@ -1326,7 +1331,6 @@ static ssize_t ufs_quota_write(struct super_block *, int, const char *, size_t,
 static const struct super_operations ufs_super_ops = {
 	.alloc_inode	= ufs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode	= ufs_destroy_inode,
-	.read_inode	= ufs_read_inode,
 	.write_inode	= ufs_write_inode,
 	.delete_inode	= ufs_delete_inode,
 	.put_super	= ufs_put_super,
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 7faa4cd71a27537c9dac7ecf5e8c77aa1eb601c7..fcb9231bb9edac22b09593d8fa1d5e80624cde6a 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern void ufs_free_inode (struct inode *inode);
 extern struct inode * ufs_new_inode (struct inode *, int);
 
 /* inode.c */
-extern void ufs_read_inode (struct inode *);
+extern struct inode *ufs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 extern void ufs_put_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, int);
 extern int ufs_sync_inode (struct inode *);