diff --git a/fs/nsfs.c b/fs/nsfs.c
index 8718af895eab..80fdfad7c215 100644
--- a/fs/nsfs.c
+++ b/fs/nsfs.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ slow:
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 	dentry->d_fsdata = (void *)ns->ops;
 	d = atomic_long_cmpxchg(&ns->stashed, 0, (unsigned long)dentry);
 	if (d) {