diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/export.c b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
index 4bf8d5854b27..af2888d23de3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/export.c
@@ -148,16 +148,24 @@ static struct dentry *ocfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	u64 blkno;
 	struct dentry *parent;
 	struct inode *dir = d_inode(child);
+	int set;
 
 	trace_ocfs2_get_parent(child, child->d_name.len, child->d_name.name,
 			       (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno);
 
+	status = ocfs2_nfs_sync_lock(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), 1);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "getting nfs sync lock(EX) failed %d\n", status);
+		parent = ERR_PTR(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
 	status = ocfs2_inode_lock(dir, NULL, 0);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		if (status != -ENOENT)
 			mlog_errno(status);
 		parent = ERR_PTR(status);
-		goto bail;
+		goto unlock_nfs_sync;
 	}
 
 	status = ocfs2_lookup_ino_from_name(dir, "..", 2, &blkno);
@@ -166,11 +174,31 @@ static struct dentry *ocfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 		goto bail_unlock;
 	}
 
+	status = ocfs2_test_inode_bit(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), blkno, &set);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		if (status == -EINVAL) {
+			status = -ESTALE;
+		} else
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "test inode bit failed %d\n", status);
+		parent = ERR_PTR(status);
+		goto bail_unlock;
+	}
+
+	trace_ocfs2_get_dentry_test_bit(status, set);
+	if (!set) {
+		status = -ESTALE;
+		parent = ERR_PTR(status);
+		goto bail_unlock;
+	}
+
 	parent = d_obtain_alias(ocfs2_iget(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), blkno, 0, 0));
 
 bail_unlock:
 	ocfs2_inode_unlock(dir, 0);
 
+unlock_nfs_sync:
+	ocfs2_nfs_sync_unlock(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), 1);
+
 bail:
 	trace_ocfs2_get_parent_end(parent);