diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 901bad1e5f12..ae7b67e48661 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -120,12 +120,11 @@ static void wake_up_inode(struct inode *inode)
  * These are initializations that need to be done on every inode
  * allocation as the fields are not initialised by slab allocation.
  */
-struct inode *inode_init_always(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode)
+int inode_init_always(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	static const struct address_space_operations empty_aops;
 	static struct inode_operations empty_iops;
 	static const struct file_operations empty_fops;
-
 	struct address_space *const mapping = &inode->i_data;
 
 	inode->i_sb = sb;
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ struct inode *inode_init_always(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode)
 	inode->dirtied_when = 0;
 
 	if (security_inode_alloc(inode))
-		goto out_free_inode;
+		goto out;
 
 	/* allocate and initialize an i_integrity */
 	if (ima_inode_alloc(inode))
@@ -198,16 +197,12 @@ struct inode *inode_init_always(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode)
 	inode->i_fsnotify_mask = 0;
 #endif
 
-	return inode;
+	return 0;
 
 out_free_security:
 	security_inode_free(inode);
-out_free_inode:
-	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
-		inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
-	else
-		kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, (inode));
-	return NULL;
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_init_always);
 
@@ -220,12 +215,21 @@ static struct inode *alloc_inode(struct super_block *sb)
 	else
 		inode = kmem_cache_alloc(inode_cachep, GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (inode)
-		return inode_init_always(sb, inode);
-	return NULL;
+	if (!inode)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (unlikely(inode_init_always(sb, inode))) {
+		if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
+			inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
+		else
+			kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, inode);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return inode;
 }
 
-void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+void __destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	BUG_ON(inode_has_buffers(inode));
 	ima_inode_free(inode);
@@ -237,13 +241,17 @@ void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (inode->i_default_acl && inode->i_default_acl != ACL_NOT_CACHED)
 		posix_acl_release(inode->i_default_acl);
 #endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__destroy_inode);
+
+void destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	__destroy_inode(inode);
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode)
 		inode->i_sb->s_op->destroy_inode(inode);
 	else
 		kmem_cache_free(inode_cachep, (inode));
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(destroy_inode);
-
 
 /*
  * These are initializations that only need to be done
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
index 5fcec6f020a7..34ec86923f7e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iget.c
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 	ip = kmem_zone_alloc(xfs_inode_zone, KM_SLEEP);
 	if (!ip)
 		return NULL;
+	if (inode_init_always(mp->m_super, VFS_I(ip))) {
+		kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_iocount) == 0);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
@@ -105,17 +109,6 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 #ifdef XFS_DIR2_TRACE
 	ip->i_dir_trace = ktrace_alloc(XFS_DIR2_KTRACE_SIZE, KM_NOFS);
 #endif
-	/*
-	* Now initialise the VFS inode. We do this after the xfs_inode
-	* initialisation as internal failures will result in ->destroy_inode
-	* being called and that will pass down through the reclaim path and
-	* free the XFS inode. This path requires the XFS inode to already be
-	* initialised. Hence if this call fails, the xfs_inode has already
-	* been freed and we should not reference it at all in the error
-	* handling.
-	*/
-	if (!inode_init_always(mp->m_super, VFS_I(ip)))
-		return NULL;
 
 	/* prevent anyone from using this yet */
 	VFS_I(ip)->i_state = I_NEW|I_LOCK;
@@ -123,6 +116,71 @@ xfs_inode_alloc(
 	return ip;
 }
 
+STATIC void
+xfs_inode_free(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
+{
+	switch (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) {
+	case S_IFREG:
+	case S_IFDIR:
+	case S_IFLNK:
+		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (ip->i_afp)
+		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
+
+#ifdef XFS_INODE_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_trace);
+#endif
+#ifdef XFS_BMAP_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_xtrace);
+#endif
+#ifdef XFS_BTREE_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_btrace);
+#endif
+#ifdef XFS_RW_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_rwtrace);
+#endif
+#ifdef XFS_ILOCK_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_lock_trace);
+#endif
+#ifdef XFS_DIR2_TRACE
+	ktrace_free(ip->i_dir_trace);
+#endif
+
+	if (ip->i_itemp) {
+		/*
+		 * Only if we are shutting down the fs will we see an
+		 * inode still in the AIL. If it is there, we should remove
+		 * it to prevent a use-after-free from occurring.
+		 */
+		xfs_log_item_t	*lip = &ip->i_itemp->ili_item;
+		struct xfs_ail	*ailp = lip->li_ailp;
+
+		ASSERT(((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) == 0) ||
+				       XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
+		if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) {
+			spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+			if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL)
+				xfs_trans_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
+			else
+				spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+		}
+		xfs_inode_item_destroy(ip);
+		ip->i_itemp = NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_iocount) == 0);
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
+	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
+	ASSERT(completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
+
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+}
+
 /*
  * Check the validity of the inode we just found it the cache
  */
@@ -167,7 +225,7 @@ xfs_iget_cache_hit(
 		 * errors cleanly, then tag it so it can be set up correctly
 		 * later.
 		 */
-		if (!inode_init_always(mp->m_super, VFS_I(ip))) {
+		if (inode_init_always(mp->m_super, VFS_I(ip))) {
 			error = ENOMEM;
 			goto out_error;
 		}
@@ -299,7 +357,8 @@ out_preload_end:
 	if (lock_flags)
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, lock_flags);
 out_destroy:
-	xfs_destroy_inode(ip);
+	__destroy_inode(VFS_I(ip));
+	xfs_inode_free(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -504,62 +563,7 @@ xfs_ireclaim(
 	xfs_qm_dqdetach(ip);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
 
-	switch (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) {
-	case S_IFREG:
-	case S_IFDIR:
-	case S_IFLNK:
-		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (ip->i_afp)
-		xfs_idestroy_fork(ip, XFS_ATTR_FORK);
-
-#ifdef XFS_INODE_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_trace);
-#endif
-#ifdef XFS_BMAP_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_xtrace);
-#endif
-#ifdef XFS_BTREE_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_btrace);
-#endif
-#ifdef XFS_RW_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_rwtrace);
-#endif
-#ifdef XFS_ILOCK_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_lock_trace);
-#endif
-#ifdef XFS_DIR2_TRACE
-	ktrace_free(ip->i_dir_trace);
-#endif
-	if (ip->i_itemp) {
-		/*
-		 * Only if we are shutting down the fs will we see an
-		 * inode still in the AIL. If it is there, we should remove
-		 * it to prevent a use-after-free from occurring.
-		 */
-		xfs_log_item_t	*lip = &ip->i_itemp->ili_item;
-		struct xfs_ail	*ailp = lip->li_ailp;
-
-		ASSERT(((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) == 0) ||
-				       XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
-		if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) {
-			spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
-			if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL)
-				xfs_trans_ail_delete(ailp, lip);
-			else
-				spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
-		}
-		xfs_inode_item_destroy(ip);
-		ip->i_itemp = NULL;
-	}
-	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_iocount) == 0);
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
-	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
-	ASSERT(completion_done(&ip->i_flush));
-	kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);
+	xfs_inode_free(ip);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 1804f866a71d..65f24a3cc992 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -309,23 +309,6 @@ static inline struct inode *VFS_I(struct xfs_inode *ip)
 	return &ip->i_vnode;
 }
 
-/*
- * Get rid of a partially initialized inode.
- *
- * We have to go through destroy_inode to make sure allocations
- * from init_inode_always like the security data are undone.
- *
- * We mark the inode bad so that it takes the short cut in
- * the reclaim path instead of going through the flush path
- * which doesn't make sense for an inode that has never seen the
- * light of day.
- */
-static inline void xfs_destroy_inode(struct xfs_inode *ip)
-{
-	make_bad_inode(VFS_I(ip));
-	return destroy_inode(VFS_I(ip));
-}
-
 /*
  * i_flags helper functions
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index a36ffa5a77a4..67888a9e0655 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ extern loff_t default_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
 
 extern loff_t vfs_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin);
 
-extern struct inode * inode_init_always(struct super_block *, struct inode *);
+extern int inode_init_always(struct super_block *, struct inode *);
 extern void inode_init_once(struct inode *);
 extern void inode_add_to_lists(struct super_block *, struct inode *);
 extern void iput(struct inode *);
@@ -2164,6 +2164,7 @@ extern void __iget(struct inode * inode);
 extern void iget_failed(struct inode *);
 extern void clear_inode(struct inode *);
 extern void destroy_inode(struct inode *);
+extern void __destroy_inode(struct inode *);
 extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *);
 extern int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *);
 extern int file_remove_suid(struct file *);