diff -ur v2.4.3/mm/swap_state.c work-2.4.3/mm/swap_state.c
--- v2.4.3/mm/swap_state.c	Fri Dec 29 18:04:27 2000
+++ work-2.4.3/mm/swap_state.c	Thu Apr  5 13:10:27 2001
@@ -140,10 +140,9 @@
 	/* 
 	 * If we are the only user, then try to free up the swap cache. 
 	 */
-	if (PageSwapCache(page) && !TryLockPage(page)) {
-		if (!is_page_shared(page)) {
+	if (!TryLockPage(page)) {
+		if (PageSwapCache(page) && !is_page_shared(page))
 			delete_from_swap_cache_nolock(page);
-		}
 		UnlockPage(page);
 	}
 	page_cache_release(page);