diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index a7be7a9e5c1a..8bf1d15be3f6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -911,7 +911,12 @@ xfs_eofblocks_worker(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
 				struct xfs_mount, m_eofblocks_work);
+
+	if (!sb_start_write_trylock(mp->m_super))
+		return;
 	xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(mp, NULL);
+	sb_end_write(mp->m_super);
+
 	xfs_queue_eofblocks(mp);
 }
 
@@ -938,7 +943,12 @@ xfs_cowblocks_worker(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
 				struct xfs_mount, m_cowblocks_work);
+
+	if (!sb_start_write_trylock(mp->m_super))
+		return;
 	xfs_icache_free_cowblocks(mp, NULL);
+	sb_end_write(mp->m_super);
+
 	xfs_queue_cowblocks(mp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index cdfb3cd9a25b..309958186d33 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -2363,7 +2363,10 @@ xfs_file_ioctl(
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
-		return xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(mp, &keofb);
+		sb_start_write(mp->m_super);
+		error = xfs_icache_free_eofblocks(mp, &keofb);
+		sb_end_write(mp->m_super);
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	default: