diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index a23524aa3eac..aeb7bc958a18 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -173,19 +173,14 @@ void gfs2_glock_add_to_lru(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
 }
 
-static void __gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+static void gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
+	spin_lock(&lru_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_lru)) {
 		list_del_init(&gl->gl_lru);
 		atomic_dec(&lru_count);
 		clear_bit(GLF_LRU, &gl->gl_flags);
 	}
-}
-
-static void gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
-{
-	spin_lock(&lru_lock);
-	__gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(gl);
 	spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
 }
 
@@ -205,9 +200,7 @@ void gfs2_glock_put(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 	lockref_mark_dead(&gl->gl_lockref);
 
-	spin_lock(&lru_lock);
-	__gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(gl);
-	spin_unlock(&lru_lock);
+	gfs2_glock_remove_from_lru(gl);
 	spin_unlock(&gl->gl_lockref.lock);
 	spin_lock_bucket(gl->gl_hash);
 	hlist_bl_del_rcu(&gl->gl_list);