diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 9a4f9563aceea7..332c0b02a0adea 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,8 @@ static int do_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (unlink) {
 		ubifs_assert(c, inode_is_locked(new_inode));
 
+		/* Budget for old inode's data when its nlink > 1. */
+		req.dirtied_ino_d = ALIGN(ubifs_inode(new_inode)->data_len, 8);
 		err = ubifs_purge_xattrs(new_inode);
 		if (err)
 			return err;