diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
index ce5f345d70f5..e7f16a77a22a 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ static void cachefiles_drop_object(struct fscache_object *_object)
 	struct cachefiles_object *object;
 	struct cachefiles_cache *cache;
 	const struct cred *saved_cred;
+	struct inode *inode;
+	blkcnt_t i_blocks = 0;
 
 	ASSERT(_object);
 
@@ -279,6 +281,10 @@ static void cachefiles_drop_object(struct fscache_object *_object)
 		    _object != cache->cache.fsdef
 		    ) {
 			_debug("- retire object OBJ%x", object->fscache.debug_id);
+			inode = d_backing_inode(object->dentry);
+			if (inode)
+				i_blocks = inode->i_blocks;
+
 			cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
 			cachefiles_delete_object(cache, object);
 			cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
@@ -292,7 +298,7 @@ static void cachefiles_drop_object(struct fscache_object *_object)
 
 	/* note that the object is now inactive */
 	if (test_bit(CACHEFILES_OBJECT_ACTIVE, &object->flags))
-		cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(cache, object);
+		cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(cache, object, i_blocks);
 
 	dput(object->dentry);
 	object->dentry = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index 2fcde1a34b7c..cd1effee8a49 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ extern char *cachefiles_cook_key(const u8 *raw, int keylen, uint8_t type);
  * namei.c
  */
 extern void cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
-					    struct cachefiles_object *object);
+					    struct cachefiles_object *object,
+					    blkcnt_t i_blocks);
 extern int cachefiles_delete_object(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 				    struct cachefiles_object *object);
 extern int cachefiles_walk_to_object(struct cachefiles_object *parent,
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index 3f7c2cd41f8f..c6ee4b5fb7e6 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -261,10 +261,9 @@ requeue:
  * Mark an object as being inactive.
  */
 void cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
-				     struct cachefiles_object *object)
+				     struct cachefiles_object *object,
+				     blkcnt_t i_blocks)
 {
-	blkcnt_t i_blocks = d_backing_inode(object->dentry)->i_blocks;
-
 	write_lock(&cache->active_lock);
 	rb_erase(&object->active_node, &cache->active_nodes);
 	clear_bit(CACHEFILES_OBJECT_ACTIVE, &object->flags);
@@ -707,7 +706,8 @@ mark_active_timed_out:
 
 check_error:
 	_debug("check error %d", ret);
-	cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(cache, object);
+	cachefiles_mark_object_inactive(
+		cache, object, d_backing_inode(object->dentry)->i_blocks);
 release_dentry:
 	dput(object->dentry);
 	object->dentry = NULL;