diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 4f322e5..738967f 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@
 		err = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 		if (err)
 			retval = err;
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
@@ -653,6 +654,7 @@
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(dir);
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
@@ -727,11 +729,13 @@
 		err = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 		if (err)
 			retval = err;
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
@@ -812,6 +816,7 @@
 		err = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 		if (err)
 			retval = err;
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
@@ -819,6 +824,7 @@
 	reiserfs_update_sd(&th, dir);
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
       out_failed:
 	if (locked)
@@ -1096,11 +1102,13 @@
 		err = journal_end(&th, parent_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 		if (err)
 			retval = err;
+		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, parent_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
       out_failed:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(parent_dir->i_sb);