diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 51ea267d444..3e3422f7f0a 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ static void requeue_io(struct inode *inode, struct bdi_writeback *wb)
 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
+	/* If inode is clean an unused, put it into LRU now... */
+	inode_add_lru(inode);
 	/* Waiters must see I_SYNC cleared before being woken up */
 	smp_mb();
 	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index b03c7195724..64999f14415 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -408,6 +408,19 @@ static void inode_lru_list_add(struct inode *inode)
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_sb->s_inode_lru_lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Add inode to LRU if needed (inode is unused and clean).
+ *
+ * Needs inode->i_lock held.
+ */
+void inode_add_lru(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY | I_SYNC | I_FREEING | I_WILL_FREE)) &&
+	    !atomic_read(&inode->i_count) && inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE)
+		inode_lru_list_add(inode);
+}
+
+
 static void inode_lru_list_del(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_sb->s_inode_lru_lock);
@@ -1390,8 +1403,7 @@ static void iput_final(struct inode *inode)
 
 	if (!drop && (sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE)) {
 		inode->i_state |= I_REFERENCED;
-		if (!(inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY|I_SYNC)))
-			inode_lru_list_add(inode);
+		inode_add_lru(inode);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 916b7cbf3e3..2f6af7f645e 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ extern int open_check_o_direct(struct file *f);
  * inode.c
  */
 extern spinlock_t inode_sb_list_lock;
+extern void inode_add_lru(struct inode *inode);
 
 /*
  * fs-writeback.c