diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 6333263b7bc8..8eddae23e10b 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ generic_add_lease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp, void **pr
 {
 	struct file_lock *fl, *my_fl = NULL, *lease;
 	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);
 	struct file_lock_context *ctx;
 	bool is_deleg = (*flp)->fl_flags & FL_DELEG;
 	int error;