diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 193206ba4358..474807a401c8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -119,11 +119,6 @@ xfs_inode_free(
 		ip->i_itemp = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
-	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
-	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
-
 	/*
 	 * Because we use RCU freeing we need to ensure the inode always
 	 * appears to be reclaimed with an invalid inode number when in the
@@ -135,6 +130,10 @@ xfs_inode_free(
 	ip->i_ino = 0;
 	spin_unlock(&ip->i_flags_lock);
 
+	/* asserts to verify all state is correct here */
+	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
+	ASSERT(!xfs_isiflocked(ip));
+
 	call_rcu(&VFS_I(ip)->i_rcu, xfs_inode_free_callback);
 }