diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 9c3c2f5bc6a6e71dc9f21582f7a356ef254cdba2..72d35764959950e74bcaa35ce56cfda665b49bab 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ ecryptfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		fsstack_copy_attr_all(old_dir, lower_old_dir_dentry->d_inode);
 out_lock:
 	unlock_rename(lower_old_dir_dentry, lower_new_dir_dentry);
-	dput(lower_new_dentry->d_parent);
-	dput(lower_old_dentry->d_parent);
+	dput(lower_new_dir_dentry);
+	dput(lower_old_dir_dentry);
 	dput(lower_new_dentry);
 	dput(lower_old_dentry);
 	return rc;