diff --git a/fs.c b/fs.c
index cc1e60b..ebe377a 100644
--- a/fs.c
+++ b/fs.c
@@ -330,22 +330,27 @@ iunlock(struct inode *ip)
 void
 iput(struct inode *ip)
 {
-  acquiresleep(&ip->lock);
-  if(ip->valid && ip->nlink == 0){
-    acquire(&icache.lock);
-    int r = ip->ref;
-    release(&icache.lock);
-    if(r == 1){
-      // inode has no links and no other references: truncate and free.
-      itrunc(ip);
-      ip->type = 0;
-      iupdate(ip);
-      ip->valid = 0;
-    }
-  }
-  releasesleep(&ip->lock);
-
   acquire(&icache.lock);
+
+  if(ip->ref == 1 && ip->valid && ip->nlink == 0){
+    // inode has no links and no other references: truncate and free.
+
+    // ip->ref == 1 means no other process can have ip locked,
+    // so this acquiresleep() won't block (or deadlock).
+    acquiresleep(&ip->lock);
+
+    release(&icache.lock);
+
+    itrunc(ip);
+    ip->type = 0;
+    iupdate(ip);
+    ip->valid = 0;
+
+    releasesleep(&ip->lock);
+
+    acquire(&icache.lock);
+  }
+
   ip->ref--;
   release(&icache.lock);
 }