1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysv/namei.c b/fs/sysv/namei.c
index fac64ac31869..e2cc6756f3b1 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/namei.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/namei.c
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ static int sysv_rename(struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry * old_dentry,
         struct sysv_dir_entry * old_de;
         int err = -ENOENT;
 
+        if (new_inode && S_ISDIR(new_inode->i_mode))
+                dentry_unhash(new_dentry);
+
         old_de = sysv_find_entry(old_dentry, &old_page);
         if (!old_de)
                 goto out;