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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index 367c487c014b..1f50302849c5 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ void inotify_d_instantiate(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
WARN_ON(entry->d_flags & DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED);
spin_lock(&entry->d_lock);
parent = entry->d_parent;
- if (inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
+ if (parent->d_inode && inotify_inode_watched(parent->d_inode))
entry->d_flags |= DCACHE_INOTIFY_PARENT_WATCHED;
spin_unlock(&entry->d_lock);
}