diff --git a/namei.c b/namei.c
index 917d4e6d9e1a..f278386014d2 100644
--- a/namei.c
+++ b/namei.c
@@ -1184,10 +1184,14 @@ static int exfat_rename_file(struct inode *inode, struct exfat_chain *p_dir,
 
 		epold = exfat_get_dentry(sb, p_dir, oldentry + 1, &old_bh,
 			&sector_old);
+		if (!epold)
+			return -EIO;
 		epnew = exfat_get_dentry(sb, p_dir, newentry + 1, &new_bh,
 			&sector_new);
-		if (!epold || !epnew)
+		if (!epnew) {
+			brelse(old_bh);
 			return -EIO;
+		}
 
 		memcpy(epnew, epold, DENTRY_SIZE);
 		exfat_update_bh(sb, new_bh, sync);
@@ -1268,10 +1272,14 @@ static int exfat_move_file(struct inode *inode, struct exfat_chain *p_olddir,
 
 	epmov = exfat_get_dentry(sb, p_olddir, oldentry + 1, &mov_bh,
 		&sector_mov);
+	if (!epmov)
+		return -EIO;
 	epnew = exfat_get_dentry(sb, p_newdir, newentry + 1, &new_bh,
 		&sector_new);
-	if (!epmov || !epnew)
+	if (!epnew) {
+		brelse(mov_bh);
 		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(epnew, epmov, DENTRY_SIZE);
 	exfat_update_bh(sb, new_bh, IS_DIRSYNC(inode));