diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index cbfe6ed764d384f5853422fee9fa86c416fc26f8..d720a26da92e19fdc95cd443b829ea9f2e6ffc5c 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -963,9 +963,17 @@ int nilfs_set_file_dirty(struct inode *inode, unsigned int nr_dirty)
 
 int __nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct buffer_head *ibh;
 	int err;
 
+	/*
+	 * Do not dirty inodes after the log writer has been detached
+	 * and its nilfs_root struct has been freed.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(nilfs_purging(nilfs)))
+		return 0;
+
 	err = nilfs_load_inode_block(inode, &ibh);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		nilfs_msg(inode->i_sb, KERN_WARNING,
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
index 18feb9c7c7066e81f1481ea351a39428af5a861f..26b5523059b83863572aed419e7c5f5f746d2a09 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
@@ -709,6 +709,33 @@ static void nilfs_finish_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 	brelse(bh);
 }
 
+/**
+ * nilfs_abort_roll_forward - cleaning up after a failed rollforward recovery
+ * @nilfs: nilfs object
+ */
+static void nilfs_abort_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
+{
+	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii, *n;
+	LIST_HEAD(head);
+
+	/* Abandon inodes that have read recovery data */
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+	list_splice_init(&nilfs->ns_dirty_files, &head);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&head))
+		return;
+
+	set_nilfs_purging(nilfs);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ii, n, &head, i_dirty) {
+		spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+		list_del_init(&ii->i_dirty);
+		spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+
+		iput(&ii->vfs_inode);
+	}
+	clear_nilfs_purging(nilfs);
+}
+
 /**
  * nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs - salvage logs written after the latest checkpoint
  * @nilfs: nilfs object
@@ -770,15 +797,19 @@ int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 			nilfs_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
 				  "error %d writing segment for recovery",
 				  err);
-			goto failed;
+			goto put_root;
 		}
 
 		nilfs_finish_roll_forward(nilfs, ri);
 	}
 
- failed:
+put_root:
 	nilfs_put_root(root);
 	return err;
+
+failed:
+	nilfs_abort_roll_forward(nilfs);
+	goto put_root;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 04cd0a64323434a00b1c99299e7d02909d5a840e..633809581852ccaf77866d3ffbdadbfff18b3567 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2853,6 +2853,7 @@ void nilfs_detach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb)
 		nilfs_segctor_destroy(nilfs->ns_writer);
 		nilfs->ns_writer = NULL;
 	}
+	set_nilfs_purging(nilfs);
 
 	/* Force to free the list of dirty files */
 	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
@@ -2865,4 +2866,5 @@ void nilfs_detach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb)
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 
 	nilfs_dispose_list(nilfs, &garbage_list, 1);
+	clear_nilfs_purging(nilfs);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
index dba7e3fe53dd9105ef130c10bdaef08466c11ba8..95a779196acb60f8823ec63bbb8854aef45837da 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum {
 	THE_NILFS_DISCONTINUED,	/* 'next' pointer chain has broken */
 	THE_NILFS_GC_RUNNING,	/* gc process is running */
 	THE_NILFS_SB_DIRTY,	/* super block is dirty */
+	THE_NILFS_PURGING,	/* disposing dirty files for cleanup */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ THE_NILFS_FNS(INIT, init)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(DISCONTINUED, discontinued)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(GC_RUNNING, gc_running)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(SB_DIRTY, sb_dirty)
+THE_NILFS_FNS(PURGING, purging)
 
 /*
  * Mount option operations