ktrace_free(ip->i_dir_trace);
 #endif
        if (ip->i_itemp) {
-               /* XXXdpd should be able to assert this but shutdown
-                * is leaving the AIL behind. */
-               ASSERT(((ip->i_itemp->ili_item.li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) == 0) ||
-                      XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
+               /*
+                * Only if we are shutting down the fs will we see an
+                * inode still in the AIL. If it is there, we should remove
+                * it to prevent a use-after-free from occurring.
+                */
+               xfs_mount_t     *mp = ip->i_mount;
+               xfs_log_item_t  *lip = &ip->i_itemp->ili_item;
+               int             s;
+
+               ASSERT(((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) == 0) ||
+                                      XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount));
+               if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) {
+                       AIL_LOCK(mp, s);
+                       if (lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL)
+                               xfs_trans_delete_ail(mp, lip, s);
+                       else
+                               AIL_UNLOCK(mp, s);
+               }
                xfs_inode_item_destroy(ip);
        }
        kmem_zone_free(xfs_inode_zone, ip);