diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index c0d1a214572c..e9255198f767 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1550,8 +1550,10 @@ static int nfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	}
 	nfs_inode_return_delegation(old_inode);
 
-	if (new_inode)
+	if (new_inode != NULL) {
+		nfs_inode_return_delegation(new_inode);
 		d_delete(new_dentry);
+	}
 
 	nfs_begin_data_update(old_dir);
 	nfs_begin_data_update(new_dir);