diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index fb284bf3aed1..cd6a21439826 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,10 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
 		status = ocfs2_add_entry(handle, new_dentry, old_inode,
 					 OCFS2_I(old_inode)->ip_blkno,
 					 new_dir_bh, &target_insert);
+		if (status < 0) {
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	old_inode->i_ctime = current_time(old_inode);