diff --git a/fs/nfs/unlink.c b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
index d26a32f..1f1f38f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/unlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
@@ -335,20 +335,14 @@
 	struct inode *old_dir = data->old_dir;
 	struct inode *new_dir = data->new_dir;
 	struct dentry *old_dentry = data->old_dentry;
-	struct dentry *new_dentry = data->new_dentry;
 
 	if (!NFS_PROTO(old_dir)->rename_done(task, old_dir, new_dir)) {
 		rpc_restart_call_prepare(task);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (task->tk_status != 0) {
+	if (task->tk_status != 0)
 		nfs_cancel_async_unlink(old_dentry);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	d_drop(old_dentry);
-	d_drop(new_dentry);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -549,6 +543,18 @@
 	error = rpc_wait_for_completion_task(task);
 	if (error == 0)
 		error = task->tk_status;
+	switch (error) {
+	case 0:
+		/* The rename succeeded */
+		nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
+		d_move(dentry, sdentry);
+		break;
+	case -ERESTARTSYS:
+		/* The result of the rename is unknown. Play it safe by
+		 * forcing a new lookup */
+		d_drop(dentry);
+		d_drop(sdentry);
+	}
 	rpc_put_task(task);
 out_dput:
 	dput(sdentry);