diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
index 82324f42537b..deab14f31b38 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
@@ -653,7 +653,6 @@ xfs_attri_recover_work(
 		break;
 	}
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_irele(ip);
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, attrp,
 				sizeof(*attrp));
 		return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);