diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 539f36c..dd41437 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -231,11 +231,8 @@
 
 static void inode_sync_complete(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	/*
-	 * Prevent speculative execution through
-	 * spin_unlock(&wb->list_lock);
-	 */
-
+	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
+	/* Waiters must see I_SYNC cleared before being woken up */
 	smp_mb();
 	wake_up_bit(&inode->i_state, __I_SYNC);
 }
@@ -436,7 +433,6 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&wb->list_lock);
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	inode->i_state &= ~I_SYNC;
 	if (!(inode->i_state & I_FREEING)) {
 		/*
 		 * Sync livelock prevention. Each inode is tagged and synced in