diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index ec7924696a13..ecbb68dc7e2a 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ void prune_icache_sb(struct super_block *sb, int nr_to_scan)
 		 * inode to the back of the list so we don't spin on it.
 		 */
 		if (!spin_trylock(&inode->i_lock)) {
-			list_move(&inode->i_lru, &sb->s_inode_lru);
+			list_move_tail(&inode->i_lru, &sb->s_inode_lru);
 			continue;
 		}