diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index 0de36c2..fa402a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 	ip->i_new_size = 0;
 
 	/* prevent anyone from using this yet */
-	VFS_I(ip)->i_state = I_NEW|I_LOCK;
+	VFS_I(ip)->i_state = I_NEW;
 
 	return ip;
 }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 			trace_xfs_iget_reclaim(ip);
 			goto out_error;
 		}
-		inode->i_state = I_LOCK|I_NEW;
+		inode->i_state = I_NEW;
 	} else {
 		/* If the VFS inode is being torn down, pause and try again. */
 		if (!igrab(inode)) {