diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index f6a7fd47efd7..82874be94524 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ int ceph_wait_on_conflict_unlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 		if (!d_same_name(udentry, pdentry, &dname))
 			goto next;
 
+		found = dget_dlock(udentry);
 		spin_unlock(&udentry->d_lock);
-		found = dget(udentry);
 		break;
 next:
 		spin_unlock(&udentry->d_lock);