diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
index b97318645b..866d3fc57b 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_compat.h
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ afs_linux_set_nfsfs_renamed(struct dentry *dp) {
     dp->d_flags |= DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED;
     spin_unlock(&dp->d_lock);
 }
+
+static inline int
+afs_linux_nfsfs_renamed(struct dentry *dp) {
+    return dp->d_flags & DCACHE_NFSFS_RENAMED;
+}
+
 #else
 static inline void afs_linux_clear_nfsfs_renamed(void) { return; }
 static inline void afs_linux_set_nfsfs_renamed(void) { return; }
diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
index 6543efde72..83a5ab0e66 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -1130,6 +1130,9 @@ afs_linux_sillyrename(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
     char *__name = NULL;
     int code;
 
+    if (afs_linux_nfsfs_renamed(dentry))
+	return EBUSY;
+
     do {
 	dput(__dp);