return error;
 }
 
+static void nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+       if (dentry->d_inode != NULL && !d_unhashed(dentry))
+               d_delete(dentry);
+}
+
 static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
        int error;
        /* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
        if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
                clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
+       else if (error == -ENOENT)
+               nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(dentry);
        unlock_kernel();
 
        return error;
                nfs_mark_for_revalidate(inode);
        } else
                error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->remove(dir, &dentry->d_name);
+       if (error == -ENOENT)
+               nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(dentry);
 out:
        return error;
 }
        spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
        spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
        error = nfs_safe_remove(dentry);
-       if (!error) {
+       if (!error || error == -ENOENT) {
                nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
        } else if (need_rehash)
                d_rehash(dentry);
                d_move(old_dentry, new_dentry);
                nfs_set_verifier(new_dentry,
                                        nfs_save_change_attribute(new_dir));
-       }
+       } else if (error == -ENOENT)
+               nfs_dentry_handle_enoent(old_dentry);
 
        /* new dentry created? */
        if (dentry)