diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 1277666c77cd..4cfd7b3d3e1a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -2126,7 +2126,7 @@ static int ocfs2_lookup_lock_orphan_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode);
+	inode_lock_nested(orphan_dir_inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 
 	ret = ocfs2_inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode, &orphan_dir_bh, 1);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ int ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode);
+	inode_lock_nested(orphan_dir_inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 	status = ocfs2_inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode, &orphan_dir_bh, 1);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		inode_unlock(orphan_dir_inode);
@@ -2838,7 +2838,7 @@ int ocfs2_mv_orphaned_inode_to_new(struct inode *dir,
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
-	inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode);
+	inode_lock_nested(orphan_dir_inode, I_MUTEX_NONDIR2);
 
 	status = ocfs2_inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode, &orphan_dir_bh, 1);
 	if (status < 0) {