--- linux-2.4-ext3merge/fs/ext3/ialloc.c.=K0004=.orig	2003-03-13 16:22:37.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4-ext3merge/fs/ext3/ialloc.c	2003-03-13 16:22:45.000000000 +0000
@@ -262,9 +262,11 @@ void ext3_free_inode (handle_t *handle, 
 		if (gdp) {
 			gdp->bg_free_inodes_count = cpu_to_le16(
 				le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_free_inodes_count) + 1);
-			if (is_directory)
+			if (is_directory) {
 				gdp->bg_used_dirs_count = cpu_to_le16(
 				  le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_used_dirs_count) - 1);
+				EXT3_SB(sb)->s_dir_count--;
+			}
 		}
 		BUFFER_TRACE(bh2, "call ext3_journal_dirty_metadata");
 		err = ext3_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh2);