diff --git a/fs/fuse/readdir.c b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
index 70f685b61e3a..512609da8590 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/readdir.c
@@ -238,8 +238,16 @@ retry:
 			dput(dentry);
 			dentry = alias;
 		}
-		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+		if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+			if (!IS_ERR(inode)) {
+				struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(inode);
+
+				spin_lock(&fi->lock);
+				fi->nlookup--;
+				spin_unlock(&fi->lock);
+			}
 			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		}
 	}
 	if (fc->readdirplus_auto)
 		set_bit(FUSE_I_INIT_RDPLUS, &get_fuse_inode(inode)->state);