diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index d888223..c8e83d0 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1801,6 +1801,33 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_instantiate_unique);
 
+/**
+ * d_instantiate_no_diralias - instantiate a non-aliased dentry
+ * @entry: dentry to complete
+ * @inode: inode to attach to this dentry
+ *
+ * Fill in inode information in the entry.  If a directory alias is found, then
+ * return an error (and drop inode).  Together with d_materialise_unique() this
+ * guarantees that a directory inode may never have more than one alias.
+ */
+int d_instantiate_no_diralias(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!hlist_unhashed(&entry->d_alias));
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && !hlist_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
+		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+		iput(inode);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	__d_instantiate(entry, inode);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+	security_d_instantiate(entry, inode);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_instantiate_no_diralias);
+
 struct dentry *d_make_root(struct inode *root_inode)
 {
 	struct dentry *res = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index b7989f2..c3eb2c4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -342,24 +342,6 @@
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct dentry *fuse_materialise_dentry(struct dentry *dentry,
-					      struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct dentry *newent;
-
-	if (inode && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(inode);
-
-		mutex_lock(&fc->inst_mutex);
-		newent = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
-		mutex_unlock(&fc->inst_mutex);
-	} else {
-		newent = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
-	}
-
-	return newent;
-}
-
 static struct dentry *fuse_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *entry,
 				  unsigned int flags)
 {
@@ -382,7 +364,7 @@
 	if (inode && get_node_id(inode) == FUSE_ROOT_ID)
 		goto out_iput;
 
-	newent = fuse_materialise_dentry(entry, inode);
+	newent = d_materialise_unique(entry, inode);
 	err = PTR_ERR(newent);
 	if (IS_ERR(newent))
 		goto out_err;
@@ -601,21 +583,9 @@
 	}
 	kfree(forget);
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		struct dentry *alias;
-		mutex_lock(&fc->inst_mutex);
-		alias = d_find_alias(inode);
-		if (alias) {
-			/* New directory must have moved since mkdir */
-			mutex_unlock(&fc->inst_mutex);
-			dput(alias);
-			iput(inode);
-			return -EBUSY;
-		}
-		d_instantiate(entry, inode);
-		mutex_unlock(&fc->inst_mutex);
-	} else
-		d_instantiate(entry, inode);
+	err = d_instantiate_no_diralias(entry, inode);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
 	fuse_change_entry_timeout(entry, &outarg);
 	fuse_invalidate_attr(dir);
@@ -1284,7 +1254,7 @@
 	if (!inode)
 		goto out;
 
-	alias = fuse_materialise_dentry(dentry, inode);
+	alias = d_materialise_unique(dentry, inode);
 	err = PTR_ERR(alias);
 	if (IS_ERR(alias))
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 5b9e6f3..fe446c2 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -374,9 +374,6 @@
 	/** Lock protecting accessess to  members of this structure */
 	spinlock_t lock;
 
-	/** Mutex protecting against directory alias creation */
-	struct mutex inst_mutex;
-
 	/** Refcount */
 	atomic_t count;
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index a8ce6da..1c15613 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@
 {
 	memset(fc, 0, sizeof(*fc));
 	spin_lock_init(&fc->lock);
-	mutex_init(&fc->inst_mutex);
 	init_rwsem(&fc->killsb);
 	atomic_set(&fc->count, 1);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&fc->waitq);
@@ -596,7 +595,6 @@
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&fc->count)) {
 		if (fc->destroy_req)
 			fuse_request_free(fc->destroy_req);
-		mutex_destroy(&fc->inst_mutex);
 		fc->release(fc);
 	}
 }