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;