diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index 09787e4f6a00..e8e702ac64e5 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ static qsize_t inode_get_rsv_space(struct inode *inode);
 static qsize_t __inode_get_rsv_space(struct inode *inode);
 static int __dquot_initialize(struct inode *inode, int type);
 
+static void quota_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work);
+static DECLARE_DELAYED_WORK(quota_release_work, quota_release_workfn);
+
 static inline unsigned int
 hashfn(const struct super_block *sb, struct kqid qid)
 {
@@ -569,6 +572,8 @@ static void invalidate_dquots(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 	struct dquot *dquot, *tmp;
 
 restart:
+	flush_delayed_work(&quota_release_work);
+
 	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dquot, tmp, &inuse_list, dq_inuse) {
 		if (dquot->dq_sb != sb)
@@ -577,6 +582,12 @@ static void invalidate_dquots(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 			continue;
 		/* Wait for dquot users */
 		if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count)) {
+			/* dquot in releasing_dquots, flush and retry */
+			if (!list_empty(&dquot->dq_free)) {
+				spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+				goto restart;
+			}
+
 			atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
 			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
 			/*
@@ -760,6 +771,8 @@ dqcache_shrink_scan(struct shrinker *shrink, struct shrink_control *sc)
 	struct dquot *dquot;
 	unsigned long freed = 0;
 
+	flush_delayed_work(&quota_release_work);
+
 	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 	while (!list_empty(&free_dquots) && sc->nr_to_scan) {
 		dquot = list_first_entry(&free_dquots, struct dquot, dq_free);
@@ -787,6 +800,60 @@ static struct shrinker dqcache_shrinker = {
 	.seeks = DEFAULT_SEEKS,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Safely release dquot and put reference to dquot.
+ */
+static void quota_release_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct dquot *dquot;
+	struct list_head rls_head;
+
+	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
+	/* Exchange the list head to avoid livelock. */
+	list_replace_init(&releasing_dquots, &rls_head);
+	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+
+restart:
+	synchronize_srcu(&dquot_srcu);
+	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
+	while (!list_empty(&rls_head)) {
+		dquot = list_first_entry(&rls_head, struct dquot, dq_free);
+		if (dquot_dirty(dquot)) {
+			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+			/* Commit dquot before releasing */
+			dquot_write_dquot(dquot);
+			goto restart;
+		}
+		/* Always clear DQ_ACTIVE_B, unless racing with dqget() */
+		if (dquot_active(dquot)) {
+			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+			dquot->dq_sb->dq_op->release_dquot(dquot);
+			spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
+		}
+		/*
+		 * During the execution of dquot_release() outside the
+		 * dq_list_lock, another process may have completed
+		 * dqget()/dqput()/mark_dirty().
+		 */
+		if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) == 1 &&
+		    (dquot_active(dquot) || dquot_dirty(dquot))) {
+			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+			goto restart;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Now it is safe to remove this dquot from releasing_dquots
+		 * and reduce its reference count.
+		 */
+		remove_free_dquot(dquot);
+		atomic_dec(&dquot->dq_count);
+
+		/* We may be racing with some other dqget(). */
+		if (!atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count))
+			put_dquot_last(dquot);
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * Put reference to dquot
  */
@@ -803,7 +870,7 @@ void dqput(struct dquot *dquot)
 	}
 #endif
 	dqstats_inc(DQST_DROPS);
-we_slept:
+
 	spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 	if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1) {
 		/* We have more than one user... nothing to do */
@@ -815,25 +882,15 @@ void dqput(struct dquot *dquot)
 		spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
 		return;
 	}
+
 	/* Need to release dquot? */
-	if (dquot_dirty(dquot)) {
-		spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
-		/* Commit dquot before releasing */
-		dquot_write_dquot(dquot);
-		goto we_slept;
-	}
-	if (dquot_active(dquot)) {
-		spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
-		dquot->dq_sb->dq_op->release_dquot(dquot);
-		goto we_slept;
-	}
-	atomic_dec(&dquot->dq_count);
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA_DEBUG
 	/* sanity check */
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dquot->dq_free));
 #endif
-	put_dquot_last(dquot);
+	put_releasing_dquots(dquot);
 	spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
+	queue_delayed_work(system_unbound_wq, &quota_release_work, 1);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dqput);
 
