diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 31d27f8f8261..33a19df72288 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -1244,9 +1244,8 @@ void ceph_dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dn)
  * Return name hash for a given dentry.  This is dependent on
  * the parent directory's hash function.
  */
-unsigned ceph_dentry_hash(struct dentry *dn)
+unsigned ceph_dentry_hash(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dn)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = dn->d_parent->d_inode;
 	struct ceph_inode_info *dci = ceph_inode(dir);
 
 	switch (dci->i_dir_layout.dl_dir_hash) {
diff --git a/fs/ceph/export.c b/fs/ceph/export.c
index f67b687550de..9fbcdecaaccd 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/export.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/export.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int ceph_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, u32 *rawfh, int *max_len,
 	int type;
 	struct ceph_nfs_fh *fh = (void *)rawfh;
 	struct ceph_nfs_confh *cfh = (void *)rawfh;
-	struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
+	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int connected_handle_length = sizeof(*cfh)/4;
 	int handle_length = sizeof(*fh)/4;
@@ -55,26 +55,33 @@ static int ceph_encode_fh(struct dentry *dentry, u32 *rawfh, int *max_len,
 	if (ceph_snap(inode) != CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	parent = dget(dentry->d_parent);
+	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+
 	if (*max_len >= connected_handle_length) {
 		dout("encode_fh %p connectable\n", dentry);
 		cfh->ino = ceph_ino(dentry->d_inode);
 		cfh->parent_ino = ceph_ino(parent->d_inode);
-		cfh->parent_name_hash = ceph_dentry_hash(parent);
+		cfh->parent_name_hash = ceph_dentry_hash(parent->d_inode,
+							 dentry);
 		*max_len = connected_handle_length;
 		type = 2;
 	} else if (*max_len >= handle_length) {
 		if (connectable) {
 			*max_len = connected_handle_length;
-			return 255;
+			type = 255;
+		} else {
+			dout("encode_fh %p\n", dentry);
+			fh->ino = ceph_ino(dentry->d_inode);
+			*max_len = handle_length;
+			type = 1;
 		}
-		dout("encode_fh %p\n", dentry);
-		fh->ino = ceph_ino(dentry->d_inode);
-		*max_len = handle_length;
-		type = 1;
 	} else {
 		*max_len = handle_length;
-		return 255;
+		type = 255;
 	}
+	dput(parent);
 	return type;
 }
 
@@ -123,7 +130,6 @@ static struct dentry *__fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 		return dentry;
 	}
 	err = ceph_init_dentry(dentry);
-
 	if (err < 0) {
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 3b1e743b8c8d..8a09cd5a659e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int __choose_mds(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		} else {
 			/* dir + name */
 			inode = dir;
-			hash = ceph_dentry_hash(req->r_dentry);
+			hash = ceph_dentry_hash(dir, req->r_dentry);
 			is_hash = true;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index c1eb9a014b74..35dc9656e499 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ extern void ceph_dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dn);
 extern void ceph_dentry_lru_touch(struct dentry *dn);
 extern void ceph_dentry_lru_del(struct dentry *dn);
 extern void ceph_invalidate_dentry_lease(struct dentry *dentry);
-extern unsigned ceph_dentry_hash(struct dentry *dn);
+extern unsigned ceph_dentry_hash(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dn);
 extern struct inode *ceph_get_dentry_parent_inode(struct dentry *dentry);
 
 /*