diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 3e8094b..6a66bd2 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (dentry->d_parent == NULL ||   /* nfs fh_to_dentry */
-	    ceph_snap(dentry->d_parent->d_inode) == CEPH_NOSNAP)
+	if (ceph_snap(dentry->d_parent->d_inode) == CEPH_NOSNAP)
 		d_set_d_op(dentry, &ceph_dentry_ops);
 	else if (ceph_snap(dentry->d_parent->d_inode) == CEPH_SNAPDIR)
 		d_set_d_op(dentry, &ceph_snapdir_dentry_ops);
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	if (dentry->d_parent) {
+	if (!IS_ROOT(dentry)) {
 		inode = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
 		ihold(inode);
 	}
@@ -1140,7 +1139,7 @@
 	dout("ceph_d_prune %p\n", dentry);
 
 	/* do we have a valid parent? */
-	if (!dentry->d_parent || IS_ROOT(dentry))
+	if (IS_ROOT(dentry))
 		return;
 
 	/* if we are not hashed, we don't affect D_COMPLETE */