diff --git a/fs/afs/file.c b/fs/afs/file.c
index 843d3b970b84..0bd78df6a64e 100644
--- a/fs/afs/file.c
+++ b/fs/afs/file.c
@@ -169,11 +169,12 @@ int afs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct afs_vnode *vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
 	struct afs_file *af = file->private_data;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	_enter("{%x:%u},", vnode->fid.vid, vnode->fid.vnode);
 
 	if ((file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE))
-		return vfs_fsync(file, 0);
+		ret = vfs_fsync(file, 0);
 
 	file->private_data = NULL;
 	if (af->wb)
@@ -181,8 +182,8 @@ int afs_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	key_put(af->key);
 	kfree(af);
 	afs_prune_wb_keys(vnode);
-	_leave(" = 0");
-	return 0;
+	_leave(" = %d", ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 0726e40db0f8..718fab2f151a 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ void afs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	afs_prune_wb_keys(vnode);
 	afs_put_permits(rcu_access_pointer(vnode->permit_cache));
 	key_put(vnode->lock_key);
 	vnode->lock_key = NULL;