diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 6fd20fc..345b43a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@
 	/* Inode linking and identification information. */
 	struct xfs_mount	*i_mount;	/* fs mount struct ptr */
 	struct list_head	i_reclaim;	/* reclaim list */
-	struct inode		*i_vnode;	/* vnode backpointer */
 	struct xfs_dquot	*i_udquot;	/* user dquot */
 	struct xfs_dquot	*i_gdquot;	/* group dquot */
 
@@ -271,6 +270,10 @@
 	xfs_fsize_t		i_size;		/* in-memory size */
 	xfs_fsize_t		i_new_size;	/* size when write completes */
 	atomic_t		i_iocount;	/* outstanding I/O count */
+
+	/* VFS inode */
+	struct inode		i_vnode;	/* embedded VFS inode */
+
 	/* Trace buffers per inode. */
 #ifdef XFS_INODE_TRACE
 	struct ktrace		*i_trace;	/* general inode trace */
@@ -298,13 +301,13 @@
 /* Convert from vfs inode to xfs inode */
 static inline struct xfs_inode *XFS_I(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return (struct xfs_inode *)inode->i_private;
+	return container_of(inode, struct xfs_inode, i_vnode);
 }
 
 /* convert from xfs inode to vfs inode */
 static inline struct inode *VFS_I(struct xfs_inode *ip)
 {
-	return (struct inode *)ip->i_vnode;
+	return &ip->i_vnode;
 }
 
 /*