diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
index 545eca508d42..7740c8a5e736 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ xfs_attr_list_int_ilocked(
 {
 	struct xfs_inode		*dp = context->dp;
 
+	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(dp, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED | XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
+
 	/*
 	 * Decide on what work routines to call based on the inode size.
 	 */