diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index 2c5ace4f00a7..3c7f03b669fb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ static int nfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 				goto out;
 
 			new_dentry = dentry;
+			rehash = NULL;
 			new_inode = NULL;
 		}
 	}