diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index a12516c5d2f0..7a5e6f9717f5 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2502,7 +2502,7 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	hlist_bl_lock(b);
-	if (unlikely(parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq != seq)) {
+	if (unlikely(READ_ONCE(parent->d_inode->i_dir_seq) != seq)) {
 		hlist_bl_unlock(b);
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		goto retry;