diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index e7e49529658b..cf0d610265fe 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2736,12 +2736,13 @@ xlog_recover_iunlink_bucket(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = pag_mount(pag);
 	struct xfs_inode	*prev_ip = NULL;
-	struct xfs_inode	*ip;
 	xfs_agino_t		prev_agino, agino;
 	int			error = 0;
 
 	agino = be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_unlinked[bucket]);
 	while (agino != NULLAGINO) {
+		struct xfs_inode	*ip;
+
 		error = xfs_iget(mp, NULL, xfs_agino_to_ino(pag, agino), 0, 0,
 				&ip);
 		if (error)
@@ -2750,11 +2751,11 @@ xlog_recover_iunlink_bucket(
 		ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_nlink == 0);
 		ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode != 0);
 		xfs_iflags_clear(ip, XFS_IRECOVERY);
-		agino = ip->i_next_unlinked;
 
 		if (prev_ip) {
 			ip->i_prev_unlinked = prev_agino;
 			xfs_irele(prev_ip);
+			prev_ip = NULL;
 
 			/*
 			 * Ensure the inode is removed from the unlinked list
@@ -2766,18 +2767,20 @@ xlog_recover_iunlink_bucket(
 			 * complete.
 			 */
 			error = xfs_inodegc_flush(mp);
-			if (error)
-				break;
+			if (error) {
+				xfs_irele(ip);
+				return error;
+			}
 		}
 
 		prev_agino = agino;
+		agino = ip->i_next_unlinked;
 		prev_ip = ip;
 	}
 
 	if (prev_ip) {
 		int	error2;
 
-		ip->i_prev_unlinked = prev_agino;
 		xfs_irele(prev_ip);
 
 		error2 = xfs_inodegc_flush(mp);