diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 41b6c89e4bf7..57dcfd05b362 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1018,16 +1018,18 @@ static void delete_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (gfs2_queue_delete_work(gl, 5 * HZ))
 				return;
 		}
-		goto out;
 	}
 
 	inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, no_addr, gl->gl_no_formal_ino,
 				    GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(inode)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(inode) == -EAGAIN &&
+			(gfs2_queue_delete_work(gl, 5 * HZ)))
+				return;
+	} else {
 		d_prune_aliases(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 	}
-out:
 	gfs2_glock_put(gl);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index c8ec876f33ea..56ded979988c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 		struct gfs2_glock *io_gl;
+		int extra_flags = 0;
 
 		error = gfs2_glock_get(sdp, no_addr, &gfs2_inode_glops, CREATE,
 				       &ip->i_gl);
@@ -141,9 +142,12 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 		if (unlikely(error))
 			goto fail;
 
-		if (blktype != GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED)
+		if (blktype == GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED)
+			extra_flags |= LM_FLAG_TRY;
+		else
 			gfs2_cancel_delete_work(io_gl);
-		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(io_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_EXACT,
+		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(io_gl, LM_ST_SHARED,
+					   GL_EXACT | extra_flags,
 					   &ip->i_iopen_gh);
 		gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
 		if (unlikely(error))
@@ -210,6 +214,8 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 	return inode;
 
 fail:
+	if (error == GLR_TRYFAILED)
+		error = -EAGAIN;
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&i_gh))