diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 5b2cb81..b9f28e6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,8 @@
 	if (inode->i_nlink || (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		goto out;
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
+	/* Must not read inode block until block type has been verified */
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_SKIP, &gh);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 		goto out;
@@ -1337,6 +1338,12 @@
 	if (error)
 		goto out_truncate;
 
+	if (test_bit(GIF_INVALID, &ip->i_flags)) {
+		error = gfs2_inode_refresh(ip);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_truncate;
+	}
+
 	ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 	gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	gfs2_holder_reinit(LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, LM_FLAG_TRY_1CB | GL_NOCACHE, &ip->i_iopen_gh);