diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index f0045db739df..f7f92a49a418 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -313,6 +313,38 @@ void simple_offset_remove(struct offset_ctx *octx, struct dentry *dentry)
 	offset_set(dentry, 0);
 }
 
+/**
+ * simple_offset_empty - Check if a dentry can be unlinked
+ * @dentry: dentry to be tested
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if @dentry is a non-empty directory; otherwise returns 1.
+ */
+int simple_offset_empty(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+	struct offset_ctx *octx;
+	struct dentry *child;
+	unsigned long index;
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	if (!inode || !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
+		return ret;
+
+	index = DIR_OFFSET_MIN;
+	octx = inode->i_op->get_offset_ctx(inode);
+	xa_for_each(&octx->xa, index, child) {
+		spin_lock(&child->d_lock);
+		if (simple_positive(child)) {
+			spin_unlock(&child->d_lock);
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&child->d_lock);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * simple_offset_rename_exchange - exchange rename with directory offsets
  * @old_dir: parent of dentry being moved
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index ed5966a70495..03d141809a2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3267,6 +3267,7 @@ struct offset_ctx {
 void simple_offset_init(struct offset_ctx *octx);
 int simple_offset_add(struct offset_ctx *octx, struct dentry *dentry);
 void simple_offset_remove(struct offset_ctx *octx, struct dentry *dentry);
+int simple_offset_empty(struct dentry *dentry);
 int simple_offset_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 				  struct dentry *old_dentry,
 				  struct inode *new_dir,
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index d7c84ff62186..6fed524343cb 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ static int shmem_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 static int shmem_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	if (!simple_empty(dentry))
+	if (!simple_offset_empty(dentry))
 		return -ENOTEMPTY;
 
 	drop_nlink(d_inode(dentry));
@@ -3431,7 +3431,7 @@ static int shmem_rename2(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 		return simple_offset_rename_exchange(old_dir, old_dentry,
 						     new_dir, new_dentry);
 
-	if (!simple_empty(new_dentry))
+	if (!simple_offset_empty(new_dentry))
 		return -ENOTEMPTY;
 
 	if (flags & RENAME_WHITEOUT) {