diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 0e7f00298213..e5d488530580 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -1123,17 +1123,6 @@ static int ncp_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		old_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, old_dentry->d_name.name,
 		new_dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, new_dentry->d_name.name);
 
-	if (new_dentry->d_inode && S_ISDIR(new_dentry->d_inode->i_mode)) {
-		/*
-		 * fail with EBUSY if there are still references to this
-		 * directory.
-		 */
-		dentry_unhash(new_dentry);
-		error = -EBUSY;
-		if (!d_unhashed(new_dentry))
-			goto out;
-	}
-
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, old_dentry);
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, new_dentry);
 
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 26910c8154da..0765ad12c382 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -891,6 +891,10 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (!server)	/* How this could happen? */
 		goto out;
 
+	result = -EPERM;
+	if (IS_DEADDIR(dentry->d_inode))
+		goto out;
+
 	/* ageing the dentry to force validation */
 	ncp_age_dentry(server, dentry);