1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 33729e822bb9..ef8f08c343e8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ more:
                 req = ceph_mdsc_create_request(mdsc, op, USE_AUTH_MDS);
                 if (IS_ERR(req))
                         return PTR_ERR(req);
-                req->r_inode = igrab(inode);
+                req->r_inode = inode;
+                ihold(inode);
                 req->r_dentry = dget(filp->f_dentry);
                 /* hints to request -> mds selection code */
                 req->r_direct_mode = USE_AUTH_MDS;
@@ -787,10 +788,12 @@ static int ceph_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
         req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED;
         req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
         err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
-        if (err)
+        if (err) {
                 d_drop(dentry);
-        else if (!req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry)
-                d_instantiate(dentry, igrab(old_dentry->d_inode));
+        } else if (!req->r_reply_info.head->is_dentry) {
+                ihold(old_dentry->d_inode);
+                d_instantiate(dentry, old_dentry->d_inode);
+        }
         ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
         return err;
 }