/* Too young to die */
                if (!timeout || time_after(ino->last_used + timeout, now))
                        return 0;
-
-               /* update last_used here :-
-                  - obviously makes sense if it is in use now
-                  - less obviously, prevents rapid-fire expire
-                    attempts if expire fails the first time */
-               ino->last_used = now;
        }
        return 1;
 }
 
        spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
        ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
+       /* avoid rapid-fire expire attempts if expiry fails */
+       ino->last_used = now;
        ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
        complete_all(&ino->expire_complete);
        spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);
                ret = autofs4_wait(sbi, dentry, NFY_EXPIRE);
 
                spin_lock(&sbi->fs_lock);
+               /* avoid rapid-fire expire attempts if expiry fails */
+               ino->last_used = now;
                ino->flags &= ~AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING;
                complete_all(&ino->expire_complete);
                spin_unlock(&sbi->fs_lock);