diff --git a/fs/super.c b/fs/super.c
index 157657b3..0390461 100644
--- a/fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/super.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!--sb->s_count) {
+		list_del_init(&sb->s_list);
 		destroy_super(sb);
 		ret = 1;
 	}
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
 int __put_super_and_need_restart(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	/* check for race with generic_shutdown_super() */
-	if (list_empty(&sb->s_list)) {
+	if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances)) {
 		/* super block is removed, need to restart... */
 		__put_super(sb);
 		return 1;
@@ -308,8 +309,7 @@
 	}
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 	/* should be initialized for __put_super_and_need_restart() */
-	list_del_init(&sb->s_list);
-	list_del(&sb->s_instances);
+	list_del_init(&sb->s_instances);
 	spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
 	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
 }
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 restart:
 	list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances))
+			continue;
 		if (sb->s_op->write_super && sb->s_dirt) {
 			sb->s_count++;
 			spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
@@ -435,6 +437,8 @@
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 rescan:
 	list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances))
+			continue;
 		if (sb->s_bdev == bdev) {
 			sb->s_count++;
 			spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
@@ -471,6 +475,8 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances))
+			continue;
 		if (sb->s_bdev != bdev)
 			continue;
 
@@ -490,6 +496,8 @@
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 rescan:
 	list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances))
+			continue;
 		if (sb->s_dev ==  dev) {
 			sb->s_count++;
 			spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
@@ -600,6 +608,8 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&sb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(sb, &super_blocks, s_list) {
+		if (list_empty(&sb->s_instances))
+			continue;
 		sb->s_count++;
 		spin_unlock(&sb_lock);
 		down_write(&sb->s_umount);