diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 87a8a6e613ba..75f1bde43dcc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -3016,6 +3016,125 @@ struct ext4_renament {
 	int dir_inlined;
 };
 
+static int ext4_rename_dir_prepare(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_renament *ent)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	ent->dir_bh = ext4_get_first_dir_block(handle, ent->inode,
+					      &retval, &ent->parent_de,
+					      &ent->dir_inlined);
+	if (!ent->dir_bh)
+		return retval;
+	if (le32_to_cpu(ent->parent_de->inode) != ent->dir->i_ino)
+		return -EIO;
+	BUFFER_TRACE(ent->dir_bh, "get_write_access");
+	return ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, ent->dir_bh);
+}
+
+static int ext4_rename_dir_finish(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_renament *ent,
+				  unsigned dir_ino)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	ent->parent_de->inode = cpu_to_le32(dir_ino);
+	BUFFER_TRACE(ent->dir_bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
+	if (!ent->dir_inlined) {
+		if (is_dx(ent->inode)) {
+			retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle,
+							   ent->inode,
+							   ent->dir_bh);
+		} else {
+			retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dirent_node(handle,
+							       ent->inode,
+							       ent->dir_bh);
+		}
+	} else {
+		retval = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, ent->inode);
+	}
+	if (retval) {
+		ext4_std_error(ent->dir->i_sb, retval);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ext4_setent(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_renament *ent,
+		       unsigned ino, unsigned file_type)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	BUFFER_TRACE(ent->bh, "get write access");
+	retval = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, ent->bh);
+	if (retval)
+		return retval;
+	ent->de->inode = cpu_to_le32(ino);
+	if (EXT4_HAS_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(ent->dir->i_sb,
+				      EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE))
+		ent->de->file_type = file_type;
+	ent->dir->i_version++;
+	ent->dir->i_ctime = ent->dir->i_mtime =
+		ext4_current_time(ent->dir);
+	ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, ent->dir);
+	BUFFER_TRACE(ent->bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
+	if (!ent->inlined) {
+		retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dirent_node(handle,
+						       ent->dir, ent->bh);
+		if (unlikely(retval)) {
+			ext4_std_error(ent->dir->i_sb, retval);
+			return retval;
+		}
+	}
+	brelse(ent->bh);
+	ent->bh = NULL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ext4_find_delete_entry(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
+				  const struct qstr *d_name)
+{
+	int retval = -ENOENT;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
+
+	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, d_name, &de, NULL);
+	if (bh) {
+		retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, dir, de, bh);
+		brelse(bh);
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void ext4_rename_delete(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_renament *ent)
+{
+	int retval;
+	/*
+	 * ent->de could have moved from under us during htree split, so make
+	 * sure that we are deleting the right entry.  We might also be pointing
+	 * to a stale entry in the unused part of ent->bh so just checking inum
+	 * and the name isn't enough.
+	 */
+	if (le32_to_cpu(ent->de->inode) != ent->inode->i_ino ||
+	    ent->de->name_len != ent->dentry->d_name.len ||
+	    strncmp(ent->de->name, ent->dentry->d_name.name,
+		    ent->de->name_len)) {
+		retval = ext4_find_delete_entry(handle, ent->dir,
+						&ent->dentry->d_name);
+	} else {
+		retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, ent->dir, ent->de, ent->bh);
+		if (retval == -ENOENT) {
+			retval = ext4_find_delete_entry(handle, ent->dir,
+							&ent->dentry->d_name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (retval) {
+		ext4_warning(ent->dir->i_sb,
+				"Deleting old file (%lu), %d, error=%d",
+				ent->dir->i_ino, ent->dir->i_nlink, retval);
+	}
+}
+
 /*
  * Anybody can rename anything with this: the permission checks are left to the
  * higher-level routines.
@@ -3089,16 +3208,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			if (new.dir != old.dir && EXT4_DIR_LINK_MAX(new.dir))
 				goto end_rename;
 		}
-		retval = -EIO;
-		old.dir_bh = ext4_get_first_dir_block(handle, old.inode,
-						  &retval, &old.parent_de,
-						  &old.dir_inlined);
-		if (!old.dir_bh)
-			goto end_rename;
-		if (le32_to_cpu(old.parent_de->inode) != old.dir->i_ino)
-			goto end_rename;
-		BUFFER_TRACE(old.dir_bh, "get_write_access");
-		retval = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, old.dir_bh);
+		retval = ext4_rename_dir_prepare(handle, &old);
 		if (retval)
 			goto end_rename;
 	}
@@ -3107,29 +3217,10 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		if (retval)
 			goto end_rename;
 	} else {
-		BUFFER_TRACE(new.bh, "get write access");
-		retval = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, new.bh);
+		retval = ext4_setent(handle, &new,
+				     old.inode->i_ino, old.de->file_type);
 		if (retval)
 			goto end_rename;
-		new.de->inode = cpu_to_le32(old.inode->i_ino);
-		if (EXT4_HAS_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(new.dir->i_sb,
-					      EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FILETYPE))
-			new.de->file_type = old.de->file_type;
-		new.dir->i_version++;
-		new.dir->i_ctime = new.dir->i_mtime =
-					ext4_current_time(new.dir);
-		ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, new.dir);
-		BUFFER_TRACE(new.bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
-		if (!new.inlined) {
-			retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dirent_node(handle,
-							       new.dir, new.bh);
-			if (unlikely(retval)) {
-				ext4_std_error(new.dir->i_sb, retval);
-				goto end_rename;
-			}
-		}
-		brelse(new.bh);
-		new.bh = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3142,31 +3233,7 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	/*
 	 * ok, that's it
 	 */
-	if (le32_to_cpu(old.de->inode) != old.inode->i_ino ||
-	    old.de->name_len != old.dentry->d_name.len ||
-	    strncmp(old.de->name, old.dentry->d_name.name, old.de->name_len) ||
-	    (retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, old.dir,
-					old.de, old.bh)) == -ENOENT) {
-		/* old.de could have moved from under us during htree split, so
-		 * make sure that we are deleting the right entry.  We might
-		 * also be pointing to a stale entry in the unused part of
-		 * old.bh so just checking inum and the name isn't enough. */
-		struct buffer_head *old_bh2;
-		struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *old_de2;
-
-		old_bh2 = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name,
-					  &old_de2, NULL);
-		if (old_bh2) {
-			retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, old.dir,
-						   old_de2, old_bh2);
-			brelse(old_bh2);
-		}
-	}
-	if (retval) {
-		ext4_warning(old.dir->i_sb,
-				"Deleting old file (%lu), %d, error=%d",
-				old.dir->i_ino, old.dir->i_nlink, retval);
-	}
+	ext4_rename_delete(handle, &old);
 
 	if (new.inode) {
 		ext4_dec_count(handle, new.inode);
@@ -3175,24 +3242,10 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	old.dir->i_ctime = old.dir->i_mtime = ext4_current_time(old.dir);
 	ext4_update_dx_flag(old.dir);
 	if (old.dir_bh) {
-		old.parent_de->inode = cpu_to_le32(new.dir->i_ino);
-		BUFFER_TRACE(old.dir_bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
-		if (!old.dir_inlined) {
-			if (is_dx(old.inode)) {
-				retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dx_node(handle,
-								   old.inode,
-								   old.dir_bh);
-			} else {
-				retval = ext4_handle_dirty_dirent_node(handle,
-							old.inode, old.dir_bh);
-			}
-		} else {
-			retval = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, old.inode);
-		}
-		if (retval) {
-			ext4_std_error(old.dir->i_sb, retval);
+		retval = ext4_rename_dir_finish(handle, &old, new.dir->i_ino);
+		if (retval)
 			goto end_rename;
-		}
+
 		ext4_dec_count(handle, old.dir);
 		if (new.inode) {
 			/* checked empty_dir above, can't have another parent,