diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 52240cc891c..3508bf1a75e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -689,7 +689,9 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(dir);
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 
 out_failed:
@@ -773,7 +775,9 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 
 out_failed:
@@ -874,7 +878,9 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	/* the above add_entry did not update dir's stat data */
 	reiserfs_update_sd(&th, dir);
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
@@ -1191,7 +1197,9 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(parent_dir->i_sb);
 	d_instantiate_new(dentry, inode);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(parent_dir->i_sb);
 	retval = journal_end(&th);
 out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(parent_dir->i_sb);