diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index 1a349f9a9685..5d4261ff5d23 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -2100,8 +2100,13 @@ int gfs2_diradd_alloc_required(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *name,
 	}
 	if (IS_ERR(dent))
 		return PTR_ERR(dent);
-	da->bh = bh;
-	da->dent = dent;
+
+	if (da->save_loc) {
+		da->bh = bh;
+		da->dent = dent;
+	} else {
+		brelse(bh);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.h b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
index 126c65dda028..e1b309c24dab 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct gfs2_diradd {
 	unsigned nr_blocks;
 	struct gfs2_dirent *dent;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	int save_loc;
 };
 
 extern struct inode *gfs2_dir_search(struct inode *dir,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 9516f5c02151..fcf42eadb69c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	int error, free_vfs_inode = 0;
 	u32 aflags = 0;
 	unsigned blocks = 1;
-	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .bh = NULL, };
+	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .bh = NULL, .save_loc = 1, };
 
 	if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
 		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder ghs[2];
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
-	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .bh = NULL, };
+	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .bh = NULL, .save_loc = 1, };
 	int error;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *nrgd;
 	unsigned int num_gh;
 	int dir_rename = 0;
-	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .nr_blocks = 0, };
+	struct gfs2_diradd da = { .nr_blocks = 0, .save_loc = 0, };
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error;