diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index 6e1d4ab..796b491 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
  */
 int ext2_add_link (struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	struct inode *dir = d_inode(dentry->d_parent);
 	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
 	unsigned chunk_size = ext2_chunk_size(dir);