diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index 81972eb34b39..4e847e53051f 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ inline struct block_device *I_BDEV(struct inode *inode)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(I_BDEV);
 
+/*
+ * move the inode from it's current bdi to the a new bdi. if the inode is dirty
+ * we need to move it onto the dirty list of @dst so that the inode is always
+ * on the right list.
+ */
+static void bdev_inode_switch_bdi(struct inode *inode,
+			struct backing_dev_info *dst)
+{
+	spin_lock(&inode_lock);
+	inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = dst;
+	if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY)
+		list_move(&inode->i_list, &dst->wb.b_dirty);
+	spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
+}
+
 static sector_t max_block(struct block_device *bdev)
 {
 	sector_t retval = ~((sector_t)0);
@@ -1390,7 +1405,7 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 				bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
 				if (bdi == NULL)
 					bdi = &default_backing_dev_info;
-				bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = bdi;
+				bdev_inode_switch_bdi(bdev->bd_inode, bdi);
 			}
 			if (bdev->bd_invalidated)
 				rescan_partitions(disk, bdev);
@@ -1405,8 +1420,8 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_clear;
 			bdev->bd_contains = whole;
-			bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info =
-			   whole->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info;
+			bdev_inode_switch_bdi(bdev->bd_inode,
+				whole->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info);
 			bdev->bd_part = disk_get_part(disk, partno);
 			if (!(disk->flags & GENHD_FL_UP) ||
 			    !bdev->bd_part || !bdev->bd_part->nr_sects) {
@@ -1439,7 +1454,7 @@ static int __blkdev_get(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 	disk_put_part(bdev->bd_part);
 	bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
 	bdev->bd_part = NULL;
-	bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
+	bdev_inode_switch_bdi(bdev->bd_inode, &default_backing_dev_info);
 	if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
 		__blkdev_put(bdev->bd_contains, mode, 1);
 	bdev->bd_contains = NULL;
@@ -1533,7 +1548,8 @@ static int __blkdev_put(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode, int for_part)
 		disk_put_part(bdev->bd_part);
 		bdev->bd_part = NULL;
 		bdev->bd_disk = NULL;
-		bdev->bd_inode->i_data.backing_dev_info = &default_backing_dev_info;
+		bdev_inode_switch_bdi(bdev->bd_inode,
+					&default_backing_dev_info);
 		if (bdev != bdev->bd_contains)
 			victim = bdev->bd_contains;
 		bdev->bd_contains = NULL;