diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index a5fe681..9885082 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -663,11 +663,18 @@
 	return &p->vfs_inode;
 }
 
+static void hugetlbfs_i_callback(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = container_of(head, struct inode, i_rcu);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inode->i_dentry);
+	kmem_cache_free(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep, HUGETLBFS_I(inode));
+}
+
 static void hugetlbfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	hugetlbfs_inc_free_inodes(HUGETLBFS_SB(inode->i_sb));
 	mpol_free_shared_policy(&HUGETLBFS_I(inode)->policy);
-	kmem_cache_free(hugetlbfs_inode_cachep, HUGETLBFS_I(inode));
+	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, hugetlbfs_i_callback);
 }
 
 static const struct address_space_operations hugetlbfs_aops = {