diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 58f715f7657e..c861de965d86 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -4959,7 +4959,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(start_creating_path);
  */
 void end_creating_path(const struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	end_creating(dentry);
+	if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		inode_unlock(d_inode(path->dentry));
+		dput(dentry);
+	}
 	mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
 	path_put(path);
 }