diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index fb594edc0837c672c0b49a8dc83b9fcd81c0c54d..48acbf3a025238f1f7143b90a239e2bed66eb141 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -1085,9 +1085,17 @@ 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_warn(inode->i_sb,
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
index 188b8cc52e2b6d2911faeef5c87843183bcffa88..33c4a97519de8c85e510a37451bca35ce155605a 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
@@ -708,6 +708,33 @@ 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
@@ -766,15 +793,19 @@ int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 		if (unlikely(err)) {
 			nilfs_err(sb, "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 a8266c0a35b108f7b0c06ec74bf05ab7a76cdeda..98cc37d2a72a359ad7cd7960b314337bc12e21da 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -2862,6 +2862,7 @@ 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);
@@ -2874,4 +2875,5 @@ 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 e9408f501e8b32da61039b5fa0c567d64ee6b0e2..c1eea04052e658206405d0974b163334c99fe0ac 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