diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 653f64c..139e5fd 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -325,10 +325,13 @@
 
 struct dentry * d_find_alias(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct dentry *de;
-	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
-	de = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
-	spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	struct dentry *de = NULL;
+
+	if (!list_empty(&inode->i_dentry)) {
+		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
+		de = __d_find_alias(inode, 0);
+		spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+	}
 	return de;
 }