diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 0c012f8fabbb28..9a4f9563aceea7 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -1538,6 +1538,10 @@ static int ubifs_xrename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	err = ubifs_budget_space(c, &req);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
 	lock_4_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, NULL, NULL);
 
 	time = current_time(old_dir);
@@ -1563,6 +1567,7 @@ static int ubifs_xrename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	unlock_4_inodes(old_dir, new_dir, NULL, NULL);
 	ubifs_release_budget(c, &req);
 
+out:
 	fscrypt_free_filename(&fst_nm);
 	fscrypt_free_filename(&snd_nm);
 	return err;