diff --git a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
index 594480e..428017e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/ialloc.c
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
 
 	is_directory = S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode);
 
-	clear_inode (inode);
-
 	if (ubh_isclr (UCPI_UBH(ucpi), ucpi->c_iusedoff, bit))
 		ufs_error(sb, "ufs_free_inode", "bit already cleared for inode %u", ino);
 	else {
diff --git a/fs/ufs/inode.c b/fs/ufs/inode.c
index 45cafa9..2b251f2 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/inode.c
@@ -911,24 +911,33 @@
 	return ufs_update_inode (inode, 1);
 }
 
-void ufs_delete_inode (struct inode * inode)
+void ufs_evict_inode(struct inode * inode)
 {
-	loff_t old_i_size;
+	int want_delete = 0;
+
+	if (!inode->i_nlink && !is_bad_inode(inode))
+		want_delete = 1;
 
 	truncate_inode_pages(&inode->i_data, 0);
-	if (is_bad_inode(inode))
-		goto no_delete;
-	/*UFS_I(inode)->i_dtime = CURRENT_TIME;*/
-	lock_kernel();
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	ufs_update_inode(inode, IS_SYNC(inode));
-	old_i_size = inode->i_size;
-	inode->i_size = 0;
-	if (inode->i_blocks && ufs_truncate(inode, old_i_size))
-		ufs_warning(inode->i_sb, __func__, "ufs_truncate failed\n");
-	ufs_free_inode (inode);
-	unlock_kernel();
-	return;
-no_delete:
-	clear_inode(inode);	/* We must guarantee clearing of inode... */
+	if (want_delete) {
+		loff_t old_i_size;
+		/*UFS_I(inode)->i_dtime = CURRENT_TIME;*/
+		lock_kernel();
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+		ufs_update_inode(inode, IS_SYNC(inode));
+		old_i_size = inode->i_size;
+		inode->i_size = 0;
+		if (inode->i_blocks && ufs_truncate(inode, old_i_size))
+			ufs_warning(inode->i_sb, __func__, "ufs_truncate failed\n");
+		unlock_kernel();
+	}
+
+	invalidate_inode_buffers(inode);
+	end_writeback(inode);
+
+	if (want_delete) {
+		lock_kernel();
+		ufs_free_inode (inode);
+		unlock_kernel();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/fs/ufs/super.c b/fs/ufs/super.c
index 3ec5a9e..d510c1b 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/super.c
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@
 	.alloc_inode	= ufs_alloc_inode,
 	.destroy_inode	= ufs_destroy_inode,
 	.write_inode	= ufs_write_inode,
-	.delete_inode	= ufs_delete_inode,
+	.evict_inode	= ufs_evict_inode,
 	.put_super	= ufs_put_super,
 	.write_super	= ufs_write_super,
 	.sync_fs	= ufs_sync_fs,
diff --git a/fs/ufs/ufs.h b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
index 179ae6b..c08782e 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/ufs.h
+++ b/fs/ufs/ufs.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 extern struct inode *ufs_iget(struct super_block *, unsigned long);
 extern int ufs_write_inode (struct inode *, struct writeback_control *);
 extern int ufs_sync_inode (struct inode *);
-extern void ufs_delete_inode (struct inode *);
+extern void ufs_evict_inode (struct inode *);
 extern struct buffer_head * ufs_bread (struct inode *, unsigned, int, int *);
 extern int ufs_getfrag_block (struct inode *inode, sector_t fragment, struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create);