diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 2798fbe8d001..80a2181b402b 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 parent_nodeid,
 	if (!parent)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	inode_lock(parent);
+	inode_lock_nested(parent, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(parent->i_mode))
 		goto unlock;