diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 5cdd14e95858..42d290be0ac1 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -553,18 +553,18 @@ void shrink_dcache_sb(struct super_block * sb)
 	 * superblock to the most recent end of the unused list.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	list_for_each_safe(tmp, next, &dentry_unused) {
+	list_for_each_prev_safe(tmp, next, &dentry_unused) {
 		dentry = list_entry(tmp, struct dentry, d_lru);
 		if (dentry->d_sb != sb)
 			continue;
-		list_move(tmp, &dentry_unused);
+		list_move_tail(tmp, &dentry_unused);
 	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Pass two ... free the dentries for this superblock.
 	 */
 repeat:
-	list_for_each_safe(tmp, next, &dentry_unused) {
+	list_for_each_prev_safe(tmp, next, &dentry_unused) {
 		dentry = list_entry(tmp, struct dentry, d_lru);
 		if (dentry->d_sb != sb)
 			continue;
diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index ad9dcb9e3375..b0cf0135fe3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -477,6 +477,18 @@ static inline void list_splice_init_rcu(struct list_head *list,
 	for (pos = (head)->next, n = pos->next; pos != (head); \
 		pos = n, n = pos->next)
 
+/**
+ * list_for_each_prev_safe - iterate over a list backwards safe against removal
+			of list entry
+ * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, n, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->prev, n = pos->prev; \
+	     prefetch(pos->prev), pos != (head); \
+	     pos = n, n = pos->prev)
+
 /**
  * list_for_each_entry	-	iterate over list of given type
  * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.