diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index d1b4c543cab1..4951ab96ffc8 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -3924,9 +3924,10 @@ int ceph_encode_inode_release(void **p, struct inode *inode,
 }
 
 int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dentry,
+			       struct inode *dir,
 			       int mds, int drop, int unless)
 {
-	struct dentry *parent;
+	struct dentry *parent = NULL;
 	struct ceph_mds_request_release *rel = *p;
 	struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
 	int force = 0;
@@ -3941,11 +3942,13 @@ int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dentry,
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (di->lease_session && di->lease_session->s_mds == mds)
 		force = 1;
-	parent = dget(dentry->d_parent);
+	if (!dir) {
+		parent = dget(dentry->d_parent);
+		dir = d_inode(parent);
+	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 
-	ret = ceph_encode_inode_release(p, d_inode(parent), mds, drop,
-					unless, force);
+	ret = ceph_encode_inode_release(p, dir, mds, drop, unless, force);
 	dput(parent);
 
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index c41c6aab3232..1b78457c992b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -1954,10 +1954,13 @@ static struct ceph_msg *create_request_message(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		      mds, req->r_inode_drop, req->r_inode_unless, 0);
 	if (req->r_dentry_drop)
 		releases += ceph_encode_dentry_release(&p, req->r_dentry,
-		       mds, req->r_dentry_drop, req->r_dentry_unless);
+				req->r_locked_dir, mds, req->r_dentry_drop,
+				req->r_dentry_unless);
 	if (req->r_old_dentry_drop)
 		releases += ceph_encode_dentry_release(&p, req->r_old_dentry,
-		       mds, req->r_old_dentry_drop, req->r_old_dentry_unless);
+				req->r_old_dentry_dir, mds,
+				req->r_old_dentry_drop,
+				req->r_old_dentry_unless);
 	if (req->r_old_inode_drop)
 		releases += ceph_encode_inode_release(&p,
 		      d_inode(req->r_old_dentry),
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index 3373b61faefd..a80a915ca247 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@ extern void ceph_flush_dirty_caps(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc);
 extern int ceph_encode_inode_release(void **p, struct inode *inode,
 				     int mds, int drop, int unless, int force);
 extern int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dn,
+				      struct inode *dir,
 				      int mds, int drop, int unless);
 
 extern int ceph_get_caps(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, int need, int want,