diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 94fd76d04683..d1b4c543cab1 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -3926,7 +3926,7 @@ int ceph_encode_inode_release(void **p, struct inode *inode,
 int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dentry,
 			       int mds, int drop, int unless)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = d_inode(dentry->d_parent);
+	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct ceph_mds_request_release *rel = *p;
 	struct ceph_dentry_info *di = ceph_dentry(dentry);
 	int force = 0;
@@ -3941,9 +3941,12 @@ int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dentry,
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (di->lease_session && di->lease_session->s_mds == mds)
 		force = 1;
+	parent = dget(dentry->d_parent);
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 
-	ret = ceph_encode_inode_release(p, dir, mds, drop, unless, force);
+	ret = ceph_encode_inode_release(p, d_inode(parent), mds, drop,
+					unless, force);
+	dput(parent);
 
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (ret && di->lease_session && di->lease_session->s_mds == mds) {