diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 71a8e943a0fa..407095188f83 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ static inline void __d_clear_type_and_inode(struct dentry *dentry)
 	flags &= ~DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE;
 	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);
 }