struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(odentry->d_inode);
        struct gfs2_inode *nip = NULL;
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(odir);
-       struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh = { .gh_gl = NULL, };
+       struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh = { .gh_gl = NULL, }, ri_gh;
        struct gfs2_rgrpd *nrgd;
        unsigned int num_gh;
        int dir_rename = 0;
                        return 0;
        }
 
+       error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+       if (error)
+               return error;
 
        if (odip != ndip) {
                error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_rename_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
 
                al->al_requested = sdp->sd_max_dirres;
 
-               error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ndip);
+               error = gfs2_inplace_reserve_ri(ndip);
                if (error)
                        goto out_gunlock_q;
 
        if (r_gh.gh_gl)
                gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&r_gh);
 out:
+       gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
        return error;
 }
 
 
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, char *file, unsigned int line)
+int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int hold_rindex,
+                          char *file, unsigned int line)
 {
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
        struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
                return -EINVAL;
 
 try_again:
-       /* We need to hold the rindex unless the inode we're using is
-          the rindex itself, in which case it's already held. */
-       if (ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
-               error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &al->al_ri_gh);
-       else if (!sdp->sd_rgrps) /* We may not have the rindex read in, so: */
-               error = gfs2_ri_update_special(ip);
+       if (hold_rindex) {
+               /* We need to hold the rindex unless the inode we're using is
+                  the rindex itself, in which case it's already held. */
+               if (ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
+                       error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &al->al_ri_gh);
+               else if (!sdp->sd_rgrps) /* We may not have the rindex read
+                                           in, so: */
+                       error = gfs2_ri_update_special(ip);
+       }
 
        if (error)
                return error;
           try to free it, and try the allocation again. */
        error = get_local_rgrp(ip, &unlinked, &last_unlinked);
        if (error) {
-               if (ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
+               if (hold_rindex && ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
                        gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_ri_gh);
                if (error != -EAGAIN)
                        return error;
        al->al_rgd = NULL;
        if (al->al_rgd_gh.gh_gl)
                gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_rgd_gh);
-       if (ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex))
+       if (ip != GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex) && al->al_ri_gh.gh_gl)
                gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_ri_gh);
 }
 
 
        ip->i_alloc = NULL;
 }
 
-extern int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, char *file,
-                                 unsigned int line);
+extern int gfs2_inplace_reserve_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int hold_rindex,
+                                 char *file, unsigned int line);
 #define gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip) \
-gfs2_inplace_reserve_i((ip), __FILE__, __LINE__)
+       gfs2_inplace_reserve_i((ip), 1, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+#define gfs2_inplace_reserve_ri(ip) \
+       gfs2_inplace_reserve_i((ip), 0, __FILE__, __LINE__)
 
 extern void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);