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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 44848aa830dc..6c3de999fb34 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static inline void __fsnotify_update_dcache_flags(struct dentry *dentry)
assert_spin_locked(&dentry->d_lock);
parent = dentry->d_parent;
- if (fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent->d_inode))
+ if (parent->d_inode && fsnotify_inode_watches_children(parent->d_inode))
dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
else
dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_FSNOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;