diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index c4ed823d150e..6e2917433170 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(dir), *ip;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *io_gl;
-	struct dentry *d;
 	int error, free_vfs_inode = 0;
 	u32 aflags = 0;
 	unsigned blocks = 1;
@@ -624,22 +623,18 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	inode = gfs2_dir_search(dir, &dentry->d_name, !S_ISREG(mode) || excl);
 	error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 	if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		d = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
-		error = PTR_ERR(d);
-		if (IS_ERR(d)) {
-			inode = ERR_CAST(d);
+		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
+			iput(inode);
+			inode = ERR_PTR(-EISDIR);
 			goto fail_gunlock;
 		}
+		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 		error = 0;
 		if (file) {
-			if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-				WARN_ON(d != NULL);
+			if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 				error = finish_open(file, dentry, gfs2_open_common, opened);
-			} else {
-				error = finish_no_open(file, d);
-			}
-		} else {
-			dput(d);
+			else
+				error = finish_no_open(file, NULL);
 		}
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs);
 		return error;
@@ -1254,11 +1249,8 @@ static int gfs2_atomic_open(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (d != NULL)
 		dentry = d;
 	if (dentry->d_inode) {
-		if (!(*opened & FILE_OPENED)) {
-			if (d == NULL)
-				dget(dentry);
-			return finish_no_open(file, dentry);
-		}
+		if (!(*opened & FILE_OPENED))
+			return finish_no_open(file, d);
 		dput(d);
 		return 0;
 	}