diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index d719a2755a40..ae97f4dbaff3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ struct waiting_dir_move {
 	 * after this directory is moved, we can try to rmdir the ino rmdir_ino.
 	 */
 	u64 rmdir_ino;
+	u64 rmdir_gen;
 	bool orphanized;
 };
 
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ static int is_waiting_for_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino);
 static struct waiting_dir_move *
 get_waiting_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino);
 
-static int is_waiting_for_rm(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino);
+static int is_waiting_for_rm(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino, u64 gen);
 
 static int need_send_hole(struct send_ctx *sctx)
 {
@@ -2299,7 +2300,7 @@ static int get_cur_path(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino, u64 gen,
 
 		fs_path_reset(name);
 
-		if (is_waiting_for_rm(sctx, ino)) {
+		if (is_waiting_for_rm(sctx, ino, gen)) {
 			ret = gen_unique_name(sctx, ino, gen, name);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out;
@@ -2858,8 +2859,8 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct orphan_dir_info *
-add_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
+static struct orphan_dir_info *add_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx,
+						   u64 dir_ino, u64 dir_gen)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &sctx->orphan_dirs.rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -2868,20 +2869,23 @@ add_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
 	while (*p) {
 		parent = *p;
 		entry = rb_entry(parent, struct orphan_dir_info, node);
-		if (dir_ino < entry->ino) {
+		if (dir_ino < entry->ino)
 			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-		} else if (dir_ino > entry->ino) {
+		else if (dir_ino > entry->ino)
 			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-		} else {
+		else if (dir_gen < entry->gen)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (dir_gen > entry->gen)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
 			return entry;
-		}
 	}
 
 	odi = kmalloc(sizeof(*odi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!odi)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	odi->ino = dir_ino;
-	odi->gen = 0;
+	odi->gen = dir_gen;
 	odi->last_dir_index_offset = 0;
 
 	rb_link_node(&odi->node, parent, p);
@@ -2889,8 +2893,8 @@ add_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
 	return odi;
 }
 
-static struct orphan_dir_info *
-get_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
+static struct orphan_dir_info *get_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx,
+						   u64 dir_ino, u64 gen)
 {
 	struct rb_node *n = sctx->orphan_dirs.rb_node;
 	struct orphan_dir_info *entry;
@@ -2901,15 +2905,19 @@ get_orphan_dir_info(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
 			n = n->rb_left;
 		else if (dir_ino > entry->ino)
 			n = n->rb_right;
+		else if (gen < entry->gen)
+			n = n->rb_left;
+		else if (gen > entry->gen)
+			n = n->rb_right;
 		else
 			return entry;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int is_waiting_for_rm(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino)
+static int is_waiting_for_rm(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir_ino, u64 gen)
 {
-	struct orphan_dir_info *odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir_ino);
+	struct orphan_dir_info *odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir_ino, gen);
 
 	return odi != NULL;
 }
@@ -2954,7 +2962,7 @@ static int can_rmdir(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir, u64 dir_gen,
 	key.type = BTRFS_DIR_INDEX_KEY;
 	key.offset = 0;
 
-	odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir);
+	odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir, dir_gen);
 	if (odi)
 		key.offset = odi->last_dir_index_offset;
 
@@ -2985,7 +2993,7 @@ static int can_rmdir(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir, u64 dir_gen,
 
 		dm = get_waiting_dir_move(sctx, loc.objectid);
 		if (dm) {
-			odi = add_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir);
+			odi = add_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir, dir_gen);
 			if (IS_ERR(odi)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(odi);
 				goto out;
@@ -2993,12 +3001,13 @@ static int can_rmdir(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 dir, u64 dir_gen,
 			odi->gen = dir_gen;
 			odi->last_dir_index_offset = found_key.offset;
 			dm->rmdir_ino = dir;
+			dm->rmdir_gen = dir_gen;
 			ret = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
 
 		if (loc.objectid > send_progress) {
-			odi = add_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir);
+			odi = add_orphan_dir_info(sctx, dir, dir_gen);
 			if (IS_ERR(odi)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(odi);
 				goto out;
@@ -3038,6 +3047,7 @@ static int add_waiting_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, u64 ino, bool orphanized)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dm->ino = ino;
 	dm->rmdir_ino = 0;
+	dm->rmdir_gen = 0;
 	dm->orphanized = orphanized;
 
 	while (*p) {
@@ -3183,7 +3193,7 @@ static int path_loop(struct send_ctx *sctx, struct fs_path *name,
 	while (ino != BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
 		fs_path_reset(name);
 
-		if (is_waiting_for_rm(sctx, ino))
+		if (is_waiting_for_rm(sctx, ino, gen))
 			break;
 		if (is_waiting_for_move(sctx, ino)) {
 			if (*ancestor_ino == 0)
@@ -3223,6 +3233,7 @@ static int apply_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, struct pending_dir_move *pm)
 	u64 parent_ino, parent_gen;
 	struct waiting_dir_move *dm = NULL;
 	u64 rmdir_ino = 0;
+	u64 rmdir_gen;
 	u64 ancestor;
 	bool is_orphan;
 	int ret;
@@ -3237,6 +3248,7 @@ static int apply_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, struct pending_dir_move *pm)
 	dm = get_waiting_dir_move(sctx, pm->ino);
 	ASSERT(dm);
 	rmdir_ino = dm->rmdir_ino;
+	rmdir_gen = dm->rmdir_gen;
 	is_orphan = dm->orphanized;
 	free_waiting_dir_move(sctx, dm);
 
@@ -3273,6 +3285,7 @@ static int apply_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, struct pending_dir_move *pm)
 			dm = get_waiting_dir_move(sctx, pm->ino);
 			ASSERT(dm);
 			dm->rmdir_ino = rmdir_ino;
+			dm->rmdir_gen = rmdir_gen;
 		}
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -3291,7 +3304,7 @@ static int apply_dir_move(struct send_ctx *sctx, struct pending_dir_move *pm)
 		struct orphan_dir_info *odi;
 		u64 gen;
 
-		odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, rmdir_ino);
+		odi = get_orphan_dir_info(sctx, rmdir_ino, rmdir_gen);
 		if (!odi) {
 			/* already deleted */
 			goto finish;