diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 944add5ff8e0..d95dc9b0f0bb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -907,7 +907,12 @@ 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);
 }
 
@@ -934,7 +939,12 @@ 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 2a1909397cb4..c93c4b7328ef 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -2401,7 +2401,10 @@ 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: