diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
index ef2faee96909..6b23ebd3f54f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_qm.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 			error = xfs_bwrite(bp);
 			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 		} else if (error == -EAGAIN) {
+			dqp->dq_flags &= ~XFS_DQ_FREEING;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 		xfs_dqflock(dqp);