diff --git a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
index 3833d74f2305..1ea349fff68b 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/readinode.c
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ int jffs2_do_crccheck_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cache *i
 		mutex_unlock(&f->sem);
 		jffs2_do_clear_inode(c, f);
 	}
+	jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(c, ic);
 	kfree (f);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
index c18c0ab70ea4..3034e970eb9a 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ static void unrefer_xattr_datum(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_xattr_datu
  *   is called to release xattr related objects when unmounting. 
  * check_xattr_ref_inode(c, ic)
  *   is used to confirm inode does not have duplicate xattr name/value pair.
+ * jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(c, ic)
+ *   is used to force xattr data integrity check during the initial gc scan.
  * -------------------------------------------------- */
 static int verify_xattr_ref(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_xattr_ref *ref)
 {
@@ -684,6 +686,11 @@ static int check_xattr_ref_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cac
 	return rc;
 }
 
+void jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cache *ic)
+{
+	check_xattr_ref_inode(c, ic);
+}
+
 /* -------- xattr subsystem functions ---------------
  * jffs2_init_xattr_subsystem(c)
  *   is used to initialize semaphore and list_head, and some variables.
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.h b/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
index 7be4beb306f3..467ff376ee26 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ extern void jffs2_clear_xattr_subsystem(struct jffs2_sb_info *c);
 extern struct jffs2_xattr_datum *jffs2_setup_xattr_datum(struct jffs2_sb_info *c,
 							 uint32_t xid, uint32_t version);
 
+extern void jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cache *ic);
 extern void jffs2_xattr_delete_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cache *ic);
 extern void jffs2_xattr_free_inode(struct jffs2_sb_info *c, struct jffs2_inode_cache *ic);
 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ extern ssize_t jffs2_listxattr(struct dentry *, char *, size_t);
 #define jffs2_build_xattr_subsystem(c)
 #define jffs2_clear_xattr_subsystem(c)
 
+#define jffs2_xattr_do_crccheck_inode(c, ic)
 #define jffs2_xattr_delete_inode(c, ic)
 #define jffs2_xattr_free_inode(c, ic)
 #define jffs2_verify_xattr(c)			(1)