1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index ab5a2272d0eb..d5d808fe0140 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
          *
          * And that's why, just like the VFS, we need a file system
          * rename lock. */
-        if (old_dentry != new_dentry) {
+        if (old_dir != new_dir && S_ISDIR(old_inode->i_mode)) {
                 status = ocfs2_rename_lock(osb);
                 if (status < 0) {
                         mlog_errno(status);