diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index edfd74f9f7e4..b82897ae090b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 {
 	INITIALIZE_PATH(path);
 	struct cpu_key max_cpu_key, obj_key;
-	struct reiserfs_key save_link_key;
+	struct reiserfs_key save_link_key, last_inode_key;
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct item_head *ih;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 	set_cpu_key_k_offset(&max_cpu_key, ~0U);
 	max_cpu_key.key_length = 3;
 
+	memset(&last_inode_key, 0, sizeof(last_inode_key));
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	/* Needed for iput() to work correctly and not trash data */
 	if (s->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE) {
@@ -278,8 +280,18 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 			REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |= i_link_saved_unlink_mask;
 			/* not completed unlink (rmdir) found */
 			reiserfs_info(s, "Removing %k..", INODE_PKEY(inode));
-			/* removal gets completed in iput */
-			retval = 0;
+			if (memcmp(&last_inode_key, INODE_PKEY(inode),
+					sizeof(last_inode_key))){
+				last_inode_key = *INODE_PKEY(inode);
+				/* removal gets completed in iput */
+				retval = 0;
+			} else {
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "Dead loop in "
+						"finish_unfinished detected, "
+						"just remove save link\n");
+				retval = remove_save_link_only(s,
+							&save_link_key, 0);
+			}
 		}
 
 		iput(inode);