dir->i_sb->s_id, dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
 
        trace_nfs_rmdir_enter(dir, dentry);
-       error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
-       /* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
-       if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
-               clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
-       else if (error == -ENOENT)
-               nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(dentry);
+       if (dentry->d_inode) {
+               nfs_wait_on_sillyrename(dentry);
+               error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
+               /* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
+               switch (error) {
+               case 0:
+                       clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
+                       break;
+               case -ENOENT:
+                       nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(dentry);
+               }
+       } else
+               error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
        trace_nfs_rmdir_exit(dir, dentry, error);
 
        return error;
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+void nfs_wait_on_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+       struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
+
+       wait_event(nfsi->waitqueue, atomic_read(&nfsi->silly_count) <= 1);
+}
+
 void nfs_block_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
        struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(dentry->d_inode);
 
  * linux/fs/nfs/unlink.c
  */
 extern void nfs_complete_unlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *);
+extern void nfs_wait_on_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void nfs_block_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern void nfs_unblock_sillyrename(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int  nfs_sillyrename(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);