--- linux-2.6.1/fs/fs-writeback.c.=K0001=.orig
+++ linux-2.6.1/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ void __mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *in
 		 * Only add valid (hashed) inodes to the superblock's
 		 * dirty list.  Add blockdev inodes as well.
 		 */
-		if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode)) {
+		if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode))
 			if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash))
 				goto out;
-			if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
-				goto out;
-		}
+		if (inode->i_state & (I_FREEING|I_CLEAR))
+			goto out;
 
 		/*
 		 * If the inode was already on s_dirty or s_io, don't