diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 9ae808fba517..fca3e7490d09 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static inline void __d_clear_type_and_inode(struct dentry *dentry)
 	flags &= ~(DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE | DCACHE_FALLTHRU);
 	WRITE_ONCE(dentry->d_flags, flags);
 	dentry->d_inode = NULL;
-	if (dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_LRU_LIST)
+	if (flags & DCACHE_LRU_LIST)
 		this_cpu_inc(nr_dentry_negative);
 }