} else if (atomic_read(&new_dentry->d_count) > 1)
                        /* dentry still busy? */
                        goto out;
-       } else
-               nfs_drop_nlink(new_inode);
+       }
 
 go_ahead:
        /*
        }
        nfs_inode_return_delegation(old_inode);
 
-       if (new_inode != NULL) {
+       if (new_inode != NULL)
                nfs_inode_return_delegation(new_inode);
-               d_delete(new_dentry);
-       }
 
        error = NFS_PROTO(old_dir)->rename(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name,
                                           new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name);
        if (rehash)
                d_rehash(rehash);
        if (!error) {
+               if (new_inode != NULL)
+                       nfs_drop_nlink(new_inode);
                d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
                nfs_set_verifier(new_dentry,
                                        nfs_save_change_attribute(new_dir));