{
        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;
        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) {
                        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);