diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 8bf1d15be3f6..fa8554b3308d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ xfs_iget_cache_hit(
 		xfs_ilock(ip, lock_flags);
 
 	if (!(flags & XFS_IGET_INCORE))
-		xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_ISTALE | XFS_IDONTCACHE);
+		xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_ISTALE);
 	XFS_STATS_INC(mp, xs_ig_found);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ xfs_iget_cache_miss(
 	 */
 	iflags = XFS_INEW;
 	if (flags & XFS_IGET_DONTCACHE)
-		iflags |= XFS_IDONTCACHE;
+		VFS_I(ip)->i_state |= I_DONTCACHE;
 	ip->i_udquot = NULL;
 	ip->i_gdquot = NULL;
 	ip->i_pdquot = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index c6a63f6764a6..95209e3256a2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ static inline bool xfs_inode_has_cow_data(struct xfs_inode *ip)
 #define XFS_IFLOCK		(1 << __XFS_IFLOCK_BIT)
 #define __XFS_IPINNED_BIT	8	 /* wakeup key for zero pin count */
 #define XFS_IPINNED		(1 << __XFS_IPINNED_BIT)
-#define XFS_IDONTCACHE		(1 << 9) /* don't cache the inode long term */
-#define XFS_IEOFBLOCKS		(1 << 10)/* has the preallocblocks tag set */
+#define XFS_IEOFBLOCKS		(1 << 9) /* has the preallocblocks tag set */
 /*
  * If this unlinked inode is in the middle of recovery, don't let drop_inode
  * truncate and free the inode.  This can happen if we iget the inode during
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 424bb9a2d532..a7f8e387ebfe 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ xfs_fs_drop_inode(
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	return generic_drop_inode(inode) || (ip->i_flags & XFS_IDONTCACHE);
+	return generic_drop_inode(inode);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index a87cc5845a02..44bd45af760f 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2156,6 +2156,8 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src,
  *
  * I_CREATING		New object's inode in the middle of setting up.
  *
+ * I_DONTCACHE		Evict inode as soon as it is not used anymore.
+ *
  * Q: What is the difference between I_WILL_FREE and I_FREEING?
  */
 #define I_DIRTY_SYNC		(1 << 0)
@@ -2178,6 +2180,7 @@ static inline void kiocb_clone(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct kiocb *kiocb_src,
 #define I_WB_SWITCH		(1 << 13)
 #define I_OVL_INUSE		(1 << 14)
 #define I_CREATING		(1 << 15)
+#define I_DONTCACHE		(1 << 16)
 
 #define I_DIRTY_INODE (I_DIRTY_SYNC | I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)
 #define I_DIRTY (I_DIRTY_INODE | I_DIRTY_PAGES)
@@ -3049,7 +3052,8 @@ extern int inode_needs_sync(struct inode *inode);
 extern int generic_delete_inode(struct inode *inode);
 static inline int generic_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return !inode->i_nlink || inode_unhashed(inode);
+	return !inode->i_nlink || inode_unhashed(inode) ||
+		(inode->i_state & I_DONTCACHE);
 }
 
 extern struct inode *ilookup5_nowait(struct super_block *sb,