diff --git a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index b8b15be131f0..c9544c163988 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ ext2_reload(mountp, cred, td)
 		}
 		nvp = TAILQ_NEXT(vp, v_nmntvnodes);
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
+		if (vp->v_iflag & VI_XLOCK) {
+			VI_UNLOCK(vp);
+			continue;
+		}
 		mtx_unlock(&mntvnode_mtx);
 		/*
 		 * Step 4: invalidate all inactive vnodes.
@@ -906,6 +910,10 @@ ext2_sync(mp, waitfor, cred, td)
 			goto loop;
 		nvp = TAILQ_NEXT(vp, v_nmntvnodes);
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
+		if (vp->v_iflag & VI_XLOCK) {
+			VI_UNLOCK(vp);
+			continue;
+		}
 		mtx_unlock(&mntvnode_mtx);
 		ip = VTOI(vp);
 		if (vp->v_type == VNON ||
diff --git a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
index b8b15be131f0..c9544c163988 100644
--- a/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
+++ b/sys/gnu/fs/ext2fs/ext2_vfsops.c
@@ -577,6 +577,10 @@ ext2_reload(mountp, cred, td)
 		}
 		nvp = TAILQ_NEXT(vp, v_nmntvnodes);
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
+		if (vp->v_iflag & VI_XLOCK) {
+			VI_UNLOCK(vp);
+			continue;
+		}
 		mtx_unlock(&mntvnode_mtx);
 		/*
 		 * Step 4: invalidate all inactive vnodes.
@@ -906,6 +910,10 @@ ext2_sync(mp, waitfor, cred, td)
 			goto loop;
 		nvp = TAILQ_NEXT(vp, v_nmntvnodes);
 		VI_LOCK(vp);
+		if (vp->v_iflag & VI_XLOCK) {
+			VI_UNLOCK(vp);
+			continue;
+		}
 		mtx_unlock(&mntvnode_mtx);
 		ip = VTOI(vp);
 		if (vp->v_type == VNON ||