diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index b3f57ad2b869..0461a7b1e9b4 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 	struct inode *old_inode = d_inode(old_dentry);
 	struct inode *new_inode = d_inode(new_dentry);
 	struct udf_fileident_iter oiter, niter, diriter;
-	bool has_diriter = false;
+	bool has_diriter = false, is_dir = false;
 	int retval;
 	struct kernel_lb_addr tloc;
 
@@ -793,6 +793,9 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 			if (!empty_dir(new_inode))
 				goto out_oiter;
 		}
+		is_dir = true;
+	}
+	if (is_dir && old_dir != new_dir) {
 		retval = udf_fiiter_find_entry(old_inode, &dotdot_name,
 					       &diriter);
 		if (retval == -ENOENT) {
@@ -880,7 +883,9 @@ static int udf_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *old_dir,
 					cpu_to_lelb(UDF_I(new_dir)->i_location);
 		udf_fiiter_write_fi(&diriter, NULL);
 		udf_fiiter_release(&diriter);
+	}
 
+	if (is_dir) {
 		inode_dec_link_count(old_dir);
 		if (new_inode)
 			inode_dec_link_count(new_inode);