1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 653f64ce98e2..139e5fd22fa6 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -325,10 +325,13 @@ static struct dentry * __d_find_alias(struct inode *inode, int want_discon)
 
 struct dentry * d_find_alias(struct inode *inode)
 {
-        struct dentry *de;
-        spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-        de = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
-        spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+        struct dentry *de = NULL;
+
+        if (!list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
+                spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+                de = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
+                spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+        }
         return de;
 }