diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 611987c7542c..f0ce28cd311d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -3222,6 +3222,7 @@ xfs_iflush_cluster(
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&iq->i_flags_lock);
 		if (!iq->i_ino ||
+		    __xfs_iflags_test(iq, XFS_ISTALE) ||
 		    (XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, iq->i_ino) & mask) != first_index) {
 			spin_unlock(&iq->i_flags_lock);
 			continue;