diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index e9b5a8eaf300..20fb2296fe3e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ bool gfs2_queue_try_to_evict(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 				  &gl->gl_delete, 0);
 }
 
-static bool gfs2_queue_verify_delete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool later)
+bool gfs2_queue_verify_delete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool later)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
 	unsigned long delay;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 29fd58de0597..aae9fabbb76c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ static inline int gfs2_glock_nq_init(struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 void gfs2_glock_cb(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state);
 void gfs2_glock_complete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, int ret);
 bool gfs2_queue_try_to_evict(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
+bool gfs2_queue_verify_delete(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool later);
 void gfs2_cancel_delete_work(struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_flush_delete_work(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 void gfs2_gl_hash_clear(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 396d0f4a259d..4a5e2732d1da 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1879,7 +1879,7 @@ static void try_rgrp_unlink(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 *last_unlinked, u64 skip
 		 */
 		ip = gl->gl_object;
 
-		if (ip || !gfs2_queue_try_to_evict(gl))
+		if (ip || !gfs2_queue_verify_delete(gl, false))
 			gfs2_glock_put(gl);
 		else
 			found++;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index b37f8bd79286..09285dc782cf 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static int gfs2_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl;
 
 		gfs2_glock_hold(gl);
-		if (!gfs2_queue_try_to_evict(gl))
+		if (!gfs2_queue_verify_delete(gl, true))
 			gfs2_glock_put_async(gl);
 		return 0;
 	}