diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage.go b/cmd/xl-storage.go
index a14ac283d..2f2b2a685 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage.go
@@ -2224,10 +2224,7 @@ func (s *xlStorage) RenameData(ctx context.Context, srcVolume, srcPath, dataDir,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = renameAll(srcFilePath, dstFilePath); err != nil {
-		return osErrToFileErr(err)
-	}
-
+	// Commit data
 	if srcDataPath != "" {
 		removeAll(oldDstDataPath)
 		removeAll(dstDataPath)
@@ -2236,6 +2233,11 @@ func (s *xlStorage) RenameData(ctx context.Context, srcVolume, srcPath, dataDir,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Commit meta-file
+	if err = renameAll(srcFilePath, dstFilePath); err != nil {
+		return osErrToFileErr(err)
+	}
+
 	// Remove parent dir of the source file if empty
 	if parentDir := slashpath.Dir(srcFilePath); isDirEmpty(parentDir) {
 		deleteFile(srcVolumeDir, parentDir, false)