--- a/fs/mini_fo/state.c
+++ b/fs/mini_fo/state.c
@@ -537,17 +537,17 @@ int nondir_mod_to_del(dentry_t *dentry)
 	dtohd(dentry) = NULL;
 	dtost(dentry) = DELETED;
 
-	/* add deleted file to META-file */
-	meta_add_d_entry(dentry->d_parent,
-			 dentry->d_name.name,
-			 dentry->d_name.len);
-
 	/* was: unlock_dir(hidden_sto_dir_dentry); */
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,16)
 	mutex_unlock(&hidden_sto_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 #else
 	up(&hidden_sto_dir_dentry->d_inode->i_sem);
 #endif
+	/* add deleted file to META-file */
+	meta_add_d_entry(dentry->d_parent,
+			 dentry->d_name.name,
+			 dentry->d_name.len);
+
 	dput(hidden_sto_dir_dentry);
 
  out: