diff --git a/fs/ubifs/journal.c b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
index 826dad0243dc..a6ae2428e4c9 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/journal.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ int ubifs_jnl_update(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *dir,
 		     const struct fscrypt_name *nm, const struct inode *inode,
 		     int deletion, int xent)
 {
-	int err, dlen, ilen, len, lnum, ino_offs, dent_offs;
+	int err, dlen, ilen, len, lnum, ino_offs, dent_offs, orphan_added = 0;
 	int aligned_dlen, aligned_ilen, sync = IS_DIRSYNC(dir);
 	int last_reference = !!(deletion && inode->i_nlink == 0);
 	struct ubifs_inode *ui = ubifs_inode(inode);
@@ -630,6 +630,7 @@ int ubifs_jnl_update(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *dir,
 			goto out_finish;
 		}
 		ui->del_cmtno = c->cmt_no;
+		orphan_added = 1;
 	}
 
 	err = write_head(c, BASEHD, dent, len, &lnum, &dent_offs, sync);
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ out_release:
 	kfree(dent);
 out_ro:
 	ubifs_ro_mode(c, err);
-	if (last_reference)
+	if (orphan_added)
 		ubifs_delete_orphan(c, inode->i_ino);
 	finish_reservation(c);
 	return err;
@@ -1217,7 +1218,7 @@ int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 	void *p;
 	union ubifs_key key;
 	struct ubifs_dent_node *dent, *dent2;
-	int err, dlen1, dlen2, ilen, lnum, offs, len;
+	int err, dlen1, dlen2, ilen, lnum, offs, len, orphan_added = 0;
 	int aligned_dlen1, aligned_dlen2, plen = UBIFS_INO_NODE_SZ;
 	int last_reference = !!(new_inode && new_inode->i_nlink == 0);
 	int move = (old_dir != new_dir);
@@ -1333,6 +1334,7 @@ int ubifs_jnl_rename(struct ubifs_info *c, const struct inode *old_dir,
 			goto out_finish;
 		}
 		new_ui->del_cmtno = c->cmt_no;
+		orphan_added = 1;
 	}
 
 	err = write_head(c, BASEHD, dent, len, &lnum, &offs, sync);
@@ -1414,7 +1416,7 @@ out_release:
 	release_head(c, BASEHD);
 out_ro:
 	ubifs_ro_mode(c, err);
-	if (last_reference)
+	if (orphan_added)
 		ubifs_delete_orphan(c, new_inode->i_ino);
 out_finish:
 	finish_reservation(c);