diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
index 7a922190a8c7..eda83487c9ec 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ static int ocfs2_release_dquot(struct dquot *dquot)
 
 	mutex_lock(&dquot->dq_lock);
 	/* Check whether we are not racing with some other dqget() */
-	if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1)
+	if (dquot_is_busy(dquot))
 		goto out;
 	/* Running from downconvert thread? Postpone quota processing to wq */
 	if (current == osb->dc_task) {
diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index b492b9ea829a..72d24a5451bb 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ int dquot_release(struct dquot *dquot)
 
 	mutex_lock(&dquot->dq_lock);
 	/* Check whether we are not racing with some other dqget() */
-	if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1)
+	if (dquot_is_busy(dquot))
 		goto out_dqlock;
 	if (dqopt->ops[dquot->dq_id.type]->release_dqblk) {
 		ret = dqopt->ops[dquot->dq_id.type]->release_dqblk(dquot);
diff --git a/include/linux/quotaops.h b/include/linux/quotaops.h
index 185d94829701..91e0b7624053 100644
--- a/include/linux/quotaops.h
+++ b/include/linux/quotaops.h
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ static inline struct dquot *dqgrab(struct dquot *dquot)
 	atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
 	return dquot;
 }
+
+static inline bool dquot_is_busy(struct dquot *dquot)
+{
+	if (test_bit(DQ_MOD_B, &dquot->dq_flags))
+		return true;
+	if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count) > 1)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 void dqput(struct dquot *dquot);
 int dquot_scan_active(struct super_block *sb,
 		      int (*fn)(struct dquot *dquot, unsigned long priv),