diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index 0ec1547a00f8..ad44d779650d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ STATIC int xfs_attr_leaf_hasname(struct xfs_da_args *args, struct xfs_buf **bp);
 STATIC int xfs_attr_node_get(xfs_da_args_t *args);
 STATIC int xfs_attr_node_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args);
 STATIC int xfs_attr_node_removename(xfs_da_args_t *args);
+STATIC int xfs_attr_node_addname_clear_incomplete(struct xfs_da_args *args);
 STATIC int xfs_attr_node_hasname(xfs_da_args_t *args,
 				 struct xfs_da_state **state);
 STATIC int xfs_attr_fillstate(xfs_da_state_t *state);
@@ -1073,6 +1074,28 @@ xfs_attr_node_addname(
 			return error;
 	}
 
+	error = xfs_attr_node_addname_clear_incomplete(args);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
+	retval = 0;
+out:
+	if (state)
+		xfs_da_state_free(state);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	return retval;
+}
+
+
+STATIC int
+xfs_attr_node_addname_clear_incomplete(
+	struct xfs_da_args		*args)
+{
+	struct xfs_da_state		*state = NULL;
+	struct xfs_da_state_blk		*blk;
+	int				retval = 0;
+	int				error = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Re-find the "old" attribute entry after any split ops. The INCOMPLETE
 	 * flag means that we will find the "old" attr, not the "new" one.