diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 7c38f39958bc371d0324197968a732d68da927d8..32aaab21e648a2024568a468c49c17abf472371b 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -647,11 +647,16 @@ static inline struct dentry *lock_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 		goto again;
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-	if (parent != dentry)
+	if (parent != dentry) {
 		spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
-	else
+		if (unlikely(dentry->d_lockref.count < 0)) {
+			spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
+			parent = NULL;
+		}
+	} else {
 		parent = NULL;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return parent;
 }