diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 3f0def6..166a833 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -992,9 +992,10 @@
 	}
 	dentry->d_op = NFS_PROTO(dir)->dentry_ops;
 
-	/* Let vfs_create() deal with O_EXCL */
+	/* Let vfs_create() deal with O_EXCL. Instantiate, but don't hash
+	 * the dentry. */
 	if (nd->intent.open.flags & O_EXCL) {
-		d_add(dentry, NULL);
+		d_instantiate(dentry, NULL);
 		goto out;
 	}