diff --git a/fs/drop_caches.c b/fs/drop_caches.c
index e2c6b6500c7..50f9087635d 100644
--- a/fs/drop_caches.c
+++ b/fs/drop_caches.c
@@ -14,15 +14,21 @@ int sysctl_drop_caches;
 
 static void drop_pagecache_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct inode *inode;
+	struct inode *inode, *toput_inode = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(inode, &sb->s_inodes, i_sb_list) {
 		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_WILL_FREE))
 			continue;
+		__iget(inode);
+		spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 		__invalidate_mapping_pages(inode->i_mapping, 0, -1, true);
+		iput(toput_inode);
+		toput_inode = inode;
+		spin_lock(&inode_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
+	iput(toput_inode);
 }
 
 static void drop_pagecache(void)