diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 95d71eda8142..cddf39777835 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static void dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_LRU_LIST)))
 		d_lru_add(dentry);
+	else if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED)))
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -779,8 +781,6 @@ void dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 			goto kill_it;
 	}
 
-	if (!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED))
-		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 	dentry_lru_add(dentry);
 
 	dentry->d_lockref.count--;
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 88110fd0b282..9dfa8f16981d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -405,6 +405,8 @@ static void inode_lru_list_add(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	if (list_lru_add(&inode->i_sb->s_inode_lru, &inode->i_lru))
 		this_cpu_inc(nr_unused);
+	else
+		inode->i_state |= I_REFERENCED;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1492,7 +1494,6 @@ static void iput_final(struct inode *inode)
 		drop = generic_drop_inode(inode);
 
 	if (!drop && (sb->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE)) {
-		inode->i_state |= I_REFERENCED;
 		inode_add_lru(inode);
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 		return;