diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.4.25-rc3-vs1.26-q0.13/fs/namei.c linux-2.4.25-rc3-vs1.26-q0.13-fix1/fs/namei.c
--- linux-2.4.25-rc3-vs1.26-q0.13/fs/namei.c	2004-02-16 18:21:13.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.4.25-rc3-vs1.26-q0.13-fix1/fs/namei.c	2004-02-16 19:24:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -1506,10 +1506,14 @@ int vfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct
 			if (d_mountpoint(dentry))
 				error = -EBUSY;
 			else {
+				struct inode *in;
+
 				lock_kernel();
+				in = igrab(dentry->d_inode);
 				error = dir->i_op->unlink(dir, dentry);
-				if (!error)
-					vx_dq_unlink(dentry->d_inode);
+				if (!error && in)
+					vx_dq_unlink(in);
+				iput(in);
 				unlock_kernel();
 				if (!error)
 					d_delete(dentry);