diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index f2cd3bf..25e36fb 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@
 
 	ret = ocfs2_meta_lock(inode, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret) {
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		if (ret != -ENOENT)
+			mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 28dd757..1fff0c0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@
 
 	inode = ocfs2_iget(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), blkno, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Unable to create inode %llu\n",
-		     (unsigned long long)blkno);
 		ret = ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 		goto bail_unlock;
 	}