diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 9b39a5d..8b8bebb 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = 10;
 	sb->s_magic = NCP_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &ncp_sops;
+	sb->s_d_op = &ncp_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_bdi = &server->bdi;
 
 	server = NCP_SBP(sb);
@@ -723,7 +724,6 @@
 	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
         if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_no_root;
-	d_set_d_op(sb->s_root, &ncp_root_dentry_operations);
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_root: