diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index 4a6366a42129..111a01a747fc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static int usbfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	dentry_unhash(dentry);
 	if (usbfs_empty(dentry)) {
+		dont_mount(dentry);
 		drop_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
 		drop_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
 		dput(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 8e48b52205aa..0b502f80c691 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static void detach_groups(struct config_group *group)
 
 		configfs_detach_group(sd->s_element);
 		child->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+		dont_mount(child);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&child->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ static int configfs_attach_item(struct config_item *parent_item,
 			mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 			configfs_remove_dir(item);
 			dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+			dont_mount(dentry);
 			mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 			d_delete(dentry);
 		}
@@ -882,6 +884,7 @@ static int configfs_attach_group(struct config_item *parent_item,
 		if (ret) {
 			configfs_detach_item(item);
 			dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+			dont_mount(dentry);
 		}
 		configfs_adjust_dir_dirent_depth_after_populate(sd);
 		mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -1725,6 +1728,7 @@ void configfs_unregister_subsystem(struct configfs_subsystem *subsys)
 	mutex_unlock(&configfs_symlink_mutex);
 	configfs_detach_group(&group->cg_item);
 	dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+	dont_mount(dentry);
 	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	d_delete(dentry);
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 16df7277a92e..b86b96fe1dc3 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2176,8 +2176,10 @@ int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		error = security_inode_rmdir(dir, dentry);
 		if (!error) {
 			error = dir->i_op->rmdir(dir, dentry);
-			if (!error)
+			if (!error) {
 				dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+				dont_mount(dentry);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -2261,7 +2263,7 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		if (!error) {
 			error = dir->i_op->unlink(dir, dentry);
 			if (!error)
-				dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+				dont_mount(dentry);
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
@@ -2572,17 +2574,20 @@ static int vfs_rename_dir(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		return error;
 
 	target = new_dentry->d_inode;
-	if (target) {
+	if (target)
 		mutex_lock(&target->i_mutex);
-		dentry_unhash(new_dentry);
-	}
 	if (d_mountpoint(old_dentry)||d_mountpoint(new_dentry))
 		error = -EBUSY;
-	else 
+	else {
+		if (target)
+			dentry_unhash(new_dentry);
 		error = old_dir->i_op->rename(old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry);
+	}
 	if (target) {
-		if (!error)
+		if (!error) {
 			target->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+			dont_mount(new_dentry);
+		}
 		mutex_unlock(&target->i_mutex);
 		if (d_unhashed(new_dentry))
 			d_rehash(new_dentry);
@@ -2614,7 +2619,7 @@ static int vfs_rename_other(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		error = old_dir->i_op->rename(old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry);
 	if (!error) {
 		if (target)
-			target->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+			dont_mount(new_dentry);
 		if (!(old_dir->i_sb->s_type->fs_flags & FS_RENAME_DOES_D_MOVE))
 			d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 8174c8ab5c70..f20cb57d1067 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ static int graft_tree(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct path *path)
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&path->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(path->dentry->d_inode))
+	if (cant_mount(path->dentry))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	err = security_sb_check_sb(mnt, path);
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ static int do_move_mount(struct path *path, char *old_name)
 
 	err = -ENOENT;
 	mutex_lock(&path->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(path->dentry->d_inode))
+	if (cant_mount(path->dentry))
 		goto out1;
 
 	if (d_unlinked(path->dentry))
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(pivot_root, const char __user *, new_root,
 	if (!check_mnt(root.mnt))
 		goto out2;
 	error = -ENOENT;
-	if (IS_DEADDIR(new.dentry->d_inode))
+	if (cant_mount(old.dentry))
 		goto out2;
 	if (d_unlinked(new.dentry))
 		goto out2;
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 30b93b2a01a4..eebb617c17d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ d_iput:		no		no		no       yes
 
 #define DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED	0x0080 /* Parent inode is watched by some fsnotify listener */
 
+#define DCACHE_CANT_MOUNT	0x0100
+
 extern spinlock_t dcache_lock;
 extern seqlock_t rename_lock;
 
@@ -358,6 +360,18 @@ static inline int d_unlinked(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return d_unhashed(dentry) && !IS_ROOT(dentry);
 }
 
+static inline int cant_mount(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	return (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_CANT_MOUNT);
+}
+
+static inline void dont_mount(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_CANT_MOUNT;
+	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+}
+
 static inline struct dentry *dget_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct dentry *ret;