diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 3a60d11..aa2618f 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
 	/* release LINK_SHARED on source inode (mds will lock it) */
-	req->r_old_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_LINK_SHARED;
+	req->r_old_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_LINK_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_LINK_EXCL;
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, dir, req);
 	if (err) {
 		d_drop(dentry);
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@
 	req->r_dentry_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_SHARED;
 	req->r_dentry_unless = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
 	/* release LINK_RDCACHE on source inode (mds will lock it) */
-	req->r_old_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_LINK_SHARED;
+	req->r_old_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_LINK_SHARED | CEPH_CAP_LINK_EXCL;
 	if (d_really_is_positive(new_dentry))
 		req->r_inode_drop = drop_caps_for_unlink(d_inode(new_dentry));
 	err = ceph_mdsc_do_request(mdsc, old_dir, req);