diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 2ec005e6c1da..36e1012e156a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1368,10 +1368,15 @@ xfs_link(
 	if (xfs_has_wsync(mp) || xfs_has_dirsync(mp))
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 
-	return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	xfs_iunlock(tdp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_iunlock(sip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	return error;
 
  error_return:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
+	xfs_iunlock(tdp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_iunlock(sip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
  std_return:
 	if (error == -ENOSPC && nospace_error)
 		error = nospace_error;
@@ -2781,15 +2786,20 @@ xfs_remove(
 
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 	if (error)
-		goto std_return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (is_dir && xfs_inode_is_filestream(ip))
 		xfs_filestream_deassociate(ip);
 
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	return 0;
 
  out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
+ out_unlock:
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
  std_return:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index 7350640059cc..50d878d78a5e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,8 @@ out_cancel:
  * The caller must ensure that the on-disk dquots attached to this inode have
  * already been allocated and initialized.  The ILOCKs will be dropped when the
  * transaction is committed or cancelled.
+ *
+ * Caller is responsible for unlocking the inodes manually upon return
  */
 int
 xfs_trans_alloc_dir(
@@ -1460,8 +1462,8 @@ retry:
 
 	xfs_lock_two_inodes(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, dp, 0);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
 	error = xfs_qm_dqattach_locked(dp, false);
 	if (error) {
@@ -1484,6 +1486,9 @@ retry:
 	if (error == -EDQUOT || error == -ENOSPC) {
 		if (!retried) {
 			xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
+			xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+			if (dp != ip)
+				xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 			xfs_blockgc_free_quota(dp, 0);
 			retried = true;
 			goto retry;