diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index da52cdbe8388919ac26b25b9a590271e9ee8eb93..ffa2be57804dddcd21b89a712cc9107d027b3c3b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ ecryptfs_create(struct inode *directory_inode, struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry,
 		iput(ecryptfs_inode);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	d_instantiate(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(ecryptfs_inode);
+	d_instantiate(ecryptfs_dentry, ecryptfs_inode);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index 9ba7de0e5903c6e7d50a7591905433ae34c34dfa..73b0d9519836e1181b5b9227bd78ccead322a4d3 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ static inline int ext2_add_nondir(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	int err = ext2_add_link(dentry, inode);
 	if (!err) {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	inode_dec_link_count(inode);
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ static int ext2_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_fail;
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 out:
 	return err;
 
diff --git a/fs/ext3/namei.c b/fs/ext3/namei.c
index 85286dbe27535863b3d95dacc77b9034e8f6affd..8f4fddac01a679456c8ef867d0a2e33f6592cbee 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/namei.c
@@ -1671,8 +1671,8 @@ static int ext3_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
 	int err = ext3_add_entry(handle, dentry, inode);
 	if (!err) {
 		ext3_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
-		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	drop_nlink(inode);
@@ -1836,8 +1836,8 @@ static int ext3_mkdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry * dentry, umode_t mode)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_clear_inode;
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 out_stop:
 	brelse(dir_block);
 	ext3_journal_stop(handle);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index eca3e48a62f81bc3718dee39075e9958fa358e30..d0d3f0e87f997ce589f64321dec35e103c98d2d7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2072,8 +2072,8 @@ static int ext4_add_nondir(handle_t *handle,
 	int err = ext4_add_entry(handle, dentry, inode);
 	if (!err) {
 		ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
-		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	drop_nlink(inode);
@@ -2249,8 +2249,8 @@ static int ext4_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 	err = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dir);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_clear_inode;
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 out_stop:
 	brelse(dir_block);
 	ext4_journal_stop(handle);
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/dir.c b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
index 23245191c5b520621f503a1f96783a63655e5d02..ad7774d3209575b0bf47d010dad56043412d2ac8 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/dir.c
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ static int jffs2_create(struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  __func__, inode->i_ino, inode->i_mode, inode->i_nlink,
 		  f->inocache->pino_nlink, inode->i_mapping->nrpages);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ static int jffs2_symlink (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, const char
 	mutex_unlock(&dir_f->sem);
 	jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -591,8 +591,8 @@ static int jffs2_mkdir (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 	mutex_unlock(&dir_f->sem);
 	jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
@@ -766,8 +766,8 @@ static int jffs2_mknod (struct inode *dir_i, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 	mutex_unlock(&dir_f->sem);
 	jffs2_complete_reservation(c);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	return 0;
 
  fail:
diff --git a/fs/jfs/namei.c b/fs/jfs/namei.c
index c426293e16c12e62fb40ba142d903b75442e6aed..3b91a7ad60862008f50c67526b7854f938aadc19 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/namei.c
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ static int jfs_create(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode,
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
 		iput(ip);
 	} else {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 	}
 
       out2:
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ static int jfs_mkdir(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
 		iput(ip);
 	} else {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 	}
 
       out2:
@@ -1043,8 +1043,8 @@ static int jfs_symlink(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dentry,
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
 		iput(ip);
 	} else {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 	}
 
       out2:
@@ -1424,8 +1424,8 @@ static int jfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
 		iput(ip);
 	} else {
-		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 		unlock_new_inode(ip);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, ip);
 	}
 
       out1:
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 3916be1a330b2a80d9212b0a3901baba6e28706f..8567fb847601ceac1e8a7a6b6048061d4797352d 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mod
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(dir);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
@@ -800,8 +800,8 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode
 	// the above add_entry did not update dir's stat data
 	reiserfs_update_sd(&th, dir);
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock_once(dir->i_sb, lock_depth);
@@ -1096,8 +1096,8 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
-	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
+	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, parent_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
       out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(parent_dir->i_sb);