diff --git a/kmod/src/counters.h b/kmod/src/counters.h
index ba8885ba..e12c58d7 100644
--- a/kmod/src/counters.h
+++ b/kmod/src/counters.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(forest_read_items)			\
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(forest_roots_next_hint)			\
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(forest_set_bloom_bits)			\
+	EXPAND_COUNTER(inode_evict_intr)			\
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(item_clear_dirty)			\
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(item_create)				\
 	EXPAND_COUNTER(item_delete)				\
diff --git a/kmod/src/inode.c b/kmod/src/inode.c
index 427ceba3..3911b74e 100644
--- a/kmod/src/inode.c
+++ b/kmod/src/inode.c
@@ -1593,9 +1593,15 @@ void scoutfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		scoutfs_unlock(sb, lock, SCOUTFS_LOCK_WRITE);
 		scoutfs_unlock(sb, orph_lock, SCOUTFS_LOCK_WRITE_ONLY);
 	}
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS) {
+		/* can be in task with pending, could be found as orphan */
+		scoutfs_inc_counter(sb, inode_evict_intr);
+		ret = 0;
+	}
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		scoutfs_err(sb, "error %d while checking to delete inode nr %llu, it might linger.",
 			    ret, ino);
+	}
 
 	scoutfs_omap_dec(sb, ino);