diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/fs-ioctl.c b/fs/bcachefs/fs-ioctl.c
index e3a3230fc652..0273130f18dc 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/fs-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/fs-ioctl.c
@@ -541,10 +541,12 @@ static long bch2_ioctl_subvolume_destroy(struct bch_fs *c, struct file *filp,
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 		goto err;
 	}
-	ret = __bch2_unlink(dir, victim, true);
+
+	ret =   inode_permission(file_mnt_idmap(filp), d_inode(victim), MAY_WRITE) ?:
+		__bch2_unlink(dir, victim, true);
 	if (!ret) {
 		fsnotify_rmdir(dir, victim);
-		d_delete(victim);
+		d_invalidate(victim);
 	}
 err:
 	inode_unlock(dir);