diff --git a/src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.c
index 0ec2e09b0b..4c88297b85 100644
--- a/src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/SOLARIS/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -1817,7 +1817,11 @@ afs_inactive(struct vcache *avc, afs_ucred_t *acred)
     afs_InactiveVCache(avc, acred);
 
 #ifdef AFS_SUN58_ENV
+    AFS_GUNLOCK();
+    /* VFS_RELE must be called outside of GLOCK, since it can potentially
+     * call afs_freevfs, which acquires GLOCK */
     VFS_RELE(afs_globalVFS);
+    AFS_GLOCK();
 #endif
 
     return 0;