diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index a1f8bbb..89ef317 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2190,7 +2190,12 @@
 	error = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 		goto exit2;
+	error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+	if (error)
+		goto exit3;
 	error = vfs_rmdir(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+	mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+exit3:
 	dput(dentry);
 exit2:
 	mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -2271,7 +2276,11 @@
 		inode = dentry->d_inode;
 		if (inode)
 			atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
+		error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt);
+		if (error)
+			goto exit2;
 		error = vfs_unlink(nd.path.dentry->d_inode, dentry);
+		mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
 	exit2:
 		dput(dentry);
 	}