diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
index cfc8dcc16043..9cd5f63715c0 100644
--- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ restart:
 		if (atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count)) {
 			DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
-			atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
+			dqgrab(dquot);
 			prepare_to_wait(&dquot->dq_wait_unused, &wait,
 					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ int dquot_writeback_dquots(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 			/* Now we have active dquot from which someone is
  			 * holding reference so we can safely just increase
 			 * use count */
-			atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
+			dqgrab(dquot);
 			spin_unlock(&dq_list_lock);
 			dqstats_inc(DQST_LOOKUPS);
 			err = sb->dq_op->write_dquot(dquot);
diff --git a/include/linux/quotaops.h b/include/linux/quotaops.h
index 6965fe394c3b..1d3eee594cd6 100644
--- a/include/linux/quotaops.h
+++ b/include/linux/quotaops.h
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ void inode_reclaim_rsv_space(struct inode *inode, qsize_t number);
 void dquot_initialize(struct inode *inode);
 void dquot_drop(struct inode *inode);
 struct dquot *dqget(struct super_block *sb, struct kqid qid);
+static inline struct dquot *dqgrab(struct dquot *dquot)
+{
+	/* Make sure someone else has active reference to dquot */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!atomic_read(&dquot->dq_count));
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags));
+	atomic_inc(&dquot->dq_count);
+	return dquot;
+}
 void dqput(struct dquot *dquot);
 int dquot_scan_active(struct super_block *sb,
 		      int (*fn)(struct dquot *dquot, unsigned long priv),