diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 02cdaec39e21..7fc1bc1c16d1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2354,6 +2354,9 @@ static int ext4_rename (struct inode * old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 					      EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE))
 			new_de->file_type = old_de->file_type;
 		new_dir->i_version++;
+		new_dir->i_ctime = new_dir->i_mtime =
+					ext4_current_time(new_dir);
+		ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, new_dir);
 		BUFFER_TRACE(new_bh, "call ext4_journal_dirty_metadata");
 		ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, new_bh);
 		brelse(new_bh);