diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 89c5c2abc0fa..3b93b14e0041 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1309,9 +1309,13 @@ static int do_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		old_dentry, old_inode->i_ino, old_dir->i_ino,
 		new_dentry, new_dir->i_ino, flags);
 
-	if (unlink)
+	if (unlink) {
 		ubifs_assert(c, inode_is_locked(new_inode));
 
+		/* Budget for old inode's data when its nlink > 1. */
+		req.dirtied_ino_d = ALIGN(ubifs_inode(new_inode)->data_len, 8);
+	}
+
 	if (unlink && is_dir) {
 		err = ubifs_check_dir_empty(new_inode);
 		if (err)