diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index 08b886f..2bfe6dc 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 	struct dnotify_struct **prev;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 		return;
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* dnotify only works on directories */
-	inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	inode = file_inode(filp);
 	if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		error = -ENOTDIR;
 		goto out_err;