1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 43e94f0f60ba..76c8164d5651 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,9 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
         unsigned long savelink = 1;
         struct timespec ctime;
 
+        if (new_dentry->d_inode && S_ISDIR(new_dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+                dentry_unhash(new_dentry);
+
         /* three balancings: (1) old name removal, (2) new name insertion
            and (3) maybe "save" link insertion
            stat data updates: (1) old directory,