diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 3978248247dc..8ab014db3e03 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mkdir(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	fsstack_copy_inode_size(dir, lower_dir);
 	set_nlink(dir, lower_dir->i_nlink);
 out:
+	dput(lower_dir_dentry);
 	end_creating(lower_dentry);
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
 		d_drop(dentry);
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ ecryptfs_mknod(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	fsstack_copy_attr_times(dir, lower_dir);
 	fsstack_copy_inode_size(dir, lower_dir);
 out:
-	end_removing(lower_dentry);
+	end_creating(lower_dentry);
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry))
 		d_drop(dentry);
 	return rc;