diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index f37662675c3a..28489046b5dd 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -550,8 +550,13 @@ static int hfsplus_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	res = hfsplus_rename_cat((u32)(unsigned long)old_dentry->d_fsdata,
 				 old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name,
 				 new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name);
-	if (!res)
+	if (!res) {
 		new_dentry->d_fsdata = old_dentry->d_fsdata;
+
+		res = hfsplus_cat_write_inode(old_dir);
+		if (!res)
+			res = hfsplus_cat_write_inode(new_dir);
+	}
 	return res;
 }