diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index 020b17d55ef1f915394fa7b67ad1536383ee3cfc..25ba50e7db0056b0ce0dfd90f517a08ba94d8b70 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ tbd Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 	  	'tunefs.lustre --param="mdt.quota_type=ug1" $MDTDEV'.
 	  For more information, please refer to bugzilla 13904.
 
+Severity   : normal
+Bugzilla   : 12888
+Description: mds_mfd_close() ASSERTION(rc == 0) 
+Details    : In mds_mfd_close(), we need protect inode's writecount change 
+             within its orphan write semaphore to prevent possible races.
+
 Severity   : minor
 Bugzilla   : 14645
 Frequency  : rare, on shutdown ost
 Description: don't hit live lock with umount ost.
-Description: shrink_dcache_parent can be in long loop with destroy dentries,
+Details    : shrink_dcache_parent can be in long loop with destroy dentries,
 	     use shrink_dcache_sb instead.
 
 Severity   : minor
diff --git a/lustre/mds/mds_open.c b/lustre/mds/mds_open.c
index d5b8cce3d10c74ace35c32bff2daea2cf1cc8b20..3750a0cd752ab968869091049972a270eaa3ee1c 100644
--- a/lustre/mds/mds_open.c
+++ b/lustre/mds/mds_open.c
@@ -1280,8 +1280,7 @@ int mds_mfd_close(struct ptlrpc_request *req, int offset,
                inode->i_nlink, mds_orphan_open_count(inode));
 
         last_orphan = mds_orphan_open_dec_test(inode) &&
-                mds_inode_is_orphan(inode);
-        MDS_UP_WRITE_ORPHAN_SEM(inode);
+                      mds_inode_is_orphan(inode);
 
         /* this is half of the actual "close" */
         if (mfd->mfd_mode & FMODE_WRITE) {
@@ -1290,6 +1289,9 @@ int mds_mfd_close(struct ptlrpc_request *req, int offset,
         } else if (mfd->mfd_mode & MDS_FMODE_EXEC) {
                 mds_allow_write_access(inode);
         }
+        /* here writecount change also needs protection from orphan write sem. 
+         * so drop orphan write sem after mds_put_write_access, bz 12888. */
+        MDS_UP_WRITE_ORPHAN_SEM(inode);
 
         if (last_orphan && unlink_orphan) {
                 int stripe_count = 0;