diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index 588e4909c589..dd88f0e27bd8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dqp->q_mount;
 	struct xfs_quotainfo	*qi = mp->m_quotainfo;
-	struct xfs_dquot	*gdqp = NULL;
-	struct xfs_dquot	*pdqp = NULL;
 
 	xfs_dqlock(dqp);
 	if ((dqp->dq_flags & XFS_DQ_FREEING) || dqp->q_nrefs != 0) {
@@ -143,21 +141,6 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 		return EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If this quota has a hint attached, prepare for releasing it now.
-	 */
-	gdqp = dqp->q_gdquot;
-	if (gdqp) {
-		xfs_dqlock(gdqp);
-		dqp->q_gdquot = NULL;
-	}
-
-	pdqp = dqp->q_pdquot;
-	if (pdqp) {
-		xfs_dqlock(pdqp);
-		dqp->q_pdquot = NULL;
-	}
-
 	dqp->dq_flags |= XFS_DQ_FREEING;
 
 	xfs_dqflock(dqp);
@@ -206,11 +189,47 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 	XFS_STATS_DEC(xs_qm_dquot_unused);
 
 	xfs_qm_dqdestroy(dqp);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Release the group or project dquot pointers the user dquots maybe carrying
+ * around as a hint, and proceed to purge the user dquot cache if requested.
+*/
+STATIC int
+xfs_qm_dqpurge_hints(
+	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp,
+	void			*data)
+{
+	struct xfs_dquot	*gdqp = NULL;
+	struct xfs_dquot	*pdqp = NULL;
+	uint			flags = *((uint *)data);
+
+	xfs_dqlock(dqp);
+	if (dqp->dq_flags & XFS_DQ_FREEING) {
+		xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
+		return EAGAIN;
+	}
+
+	/* If this quota has a hint attached, prepare for releasing it now */
+	gdqp = dqp->q_gdquot;
+	if (gdqp)
+		dqp->q_gdquot = NULL;
+
+	pdqp = dqp->q_pdquot;
+	if (pdqp)
+		dqp->q_pdquot = NULL;
+
+	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 
 	if (gdqp)
-		xfs_qm_dqput(gdqp);
+		xfs_qm_dqrele(gdqp);
 	if (pdqp)
-		xfs_qm_dqput(pdqp);
+		xfs_qm_dqrele(pdqp);
+
+	if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_UQUOTA)
+		return xfs_qm_dqpurge(dqp, NULL);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -222,8 +241,18 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge_all(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	uint			flags)
 {
-	if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_UQUOTA)
-		xfs_qm_dquot_walk(mp, XFS_DQ_USER, xfs_qm_dqpurge, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * We have to release group/project dquot hint(s) from the user dquot
+	 * at first if they are there, otherwise we would run into an infinite
+	 * loop while walking through radix tree to purge other type of dquots
+	 * since their refcount is not zero if the user dquot refers to them
+	 * as hint.
+	 *
+	 * Call the special xfs_qm_dqpurge_hints() will end up go through the
+	 * general xfs_qm_dqpurge() against user dquot cache if requested.
+	 */
+	xfs_qm_dquot_walk(mp, XFS_DQ_USER, xfs_qm_dqpurge_hints, &flags);
+
 	if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_GQUOTA)
 		xfs_qm_dquot_walk(mp, XFS_DQ_GROUP, xfs_qm_dqpurge, NULL);
 	if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_PQUOTA)