diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b52bc68..f478836 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2616,6 +2616,7 @@
 	if (!dir->i_op->rmdir)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	dget(dentry);
 	mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	error = -EBUSY;
@@ -2636,6 +2637,7 @@
 
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	dput(dentry);
 	if (!error)
 		d_delete(dentry);
 	return error;
@@ -3025,6 +3027,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	dget(new_dentry);
 	if (target)
 		mutex_lock(&target->i_mutex);
 
@@ -3045,6 +3048,7 @@
 out:
 	if (target)
 		mutex_unlock(&target->i_mutex);
+	dput(new_dentry);
 	if (!error)
 		if (!(old_dir->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE))
 			d_move(old_dentry,new_dentry);