1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 3ad8455f8577..651a9e14d9a9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
         sb = dir->i_sb;
         v9ses = v9fs_inode2v9ses(dir);
+        dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
         dirfid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry->d_parent);
 
         if (!dirfid) {
@@ -681,8 +682,6 @@ static struct dentry *v9fs_vfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 goto FreeFcall;
 
         fid->qid = fcall->params.rstat.stat.qid;
-
-        dentry->d_op = &v9fs_dentry_operations;
         v9fs_stat2inode(&fcall->params.rstat.stat, inode, inode->i_sb);
 
         d_add(dentry, inode);