--- x/fs/open.c
+++ y/fs/open.c
@@ -952,7 +952,11 @@ static int do_dentry_open(struct file *f
 	if (!open)
 		open = f->f_op->open;
 	if (open) {
+		error = -ENODEV;
+		if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&inode->i_count))
+			goto cleanup_all;
 		error = open(inode, f);
+		iput(inode);
 		if (error)
 			goto cleanup_all;
 	}