diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 377a68dbd066..e056b4ce4877 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -516,15 +516,13 @@ static int gfs2_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 		int error;
 
-		gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
-		error = gfs2_glock_nq(&i_gh);
-		if (error == 0) {
-			file_accessed(file);
-			gfs2_glock_dq(&i_gh);
-		}
-		gfs2_holder_uninit(&i_gh);
+		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY,
+					   &i_gh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
+		/* grab lock to update inode */
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
+		file_accessed(file);
 	}
 	vma->vm_ops = &gfs2_vm_ops;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index bc737261f234..d6488674d916 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ static void gfs2_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 			return;
 		}
 		need_unlock = 1;
-	}
+	} else if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ip->i_gl->gl_state != LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE))
+		return;
 
 	if (current->journal_info == NULL) {
 		ret = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE, 0);