diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 1249b2bb2830..fa3fa5e94553 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ static void rgrp_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
 	int error;
 
+	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
+	rgd = gl->gl_object;
+	if (rgd)
+		gfs2_rgrp_brelse(rgd);
+	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_spin);
+
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &gl->gl_flags))
 		return;
 	GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, gl->gl_state != LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE);
@@ -175,15 +181,17 @@ static void rgrp_go_inval(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int flags)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	struct address_space *mapping = &sdp->sd_aspace;
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gl->gl_object;
+
+	if (rgd)
+		gfs2_rgrp_brelse(rgd);
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(flags & DIO_METADATA));
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
 	truncate_inode_pages_range(mapping, gl->gl_vm.start, gl->gl_vm.end);
 
-	if (gl->gl_object) {
-		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = (struct gfs2_rgrpd *)gl->gl_object;
+	if (rgd)
 		rgd->rd_flags &= ~GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE;
-	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index cd53d6e9e44e..c6c62321dfd6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1244,14 +1244,13 @@ int gfs2_rgrp_go_lock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock - Release RG bitmaps read in with gfs2_rgrp_bh_get()
- * @gh: The glock holder for the resource group
+ * gfs2_rgrp_brelse - Release RG bitmaps read in with gfs2_rgrp_bh_get()
+ * @rgd: The resource group
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
+void gfs2_rgrp_brelse(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
 {
-	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gh->gh_gl->gl_object;
 	int x, length = rgd->rd_length;
 
 	for (x = 0; x < length; x++) {
@@ -1264,6 +1263,22 @@ void gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock - Unlock a rgrp glock
+ * @gh: The glock holder for the resource group
+ *
+ */
+
+void gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
+{
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = gh->gh_gl->gl_object;
+	int demote_requested = test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gh->gh_gl->gl_flags) |
+		test_bit(GLF_PENDING_DEMOTE, &gh->gh_gl->gl_flags);
+
+	if (rgd && demote_requested)
+		gfs2_rgrp_brelse(rgd);
+}
+
 int gfs2_rgrp_send_discards(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 offset,
 			     struct buffer_head *bh,
 			     const struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, unsigned minlen, u64 *ptrimmed)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index 68972ecfbb01..c0ab33fa3eed 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern int gfs2_rindex_update(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern void gfs2_free_clones(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 extern int gfs2_rgrp_go_lock(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
+extern void gfs2_rgrp_brelse(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 extern void gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 
 extern struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);