diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 8fe2ee5462a0..dbdf6a4230fb 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,10 @@ static int do_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			goto out_release;
 		}
 
+		spin_lock(&whiteout->i_lock);
 		whiteout->i_state |= I_LINKABLE;
+		spin_unlock(&whiteout->i_lock);
+
 		whiteout_ui = ubifs_inode(whiteout);
 		whiteout_ui->data = dev;
 		whiteout_ui->data_len = ubifs_encode_dev(dev, MKDEV(0, 0));
@@ -1447,7 +1450,11 @@ static int do_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 		inc_nlink(whiteout);
 		mark_inode_dirty(whiteout);
+
+		spin_lock(&whiteout->i_lock);
 		whiteout->i_state &= ~I_LINKABLE;
+		spin_unlock(&whiteout->i_lock);
+
 		iput(whiteout);
 	}