diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index dc400fd..e33a093 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1659,6 +1659,22 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_set_d_op);
 
+
+/*
+ * d_set_fallthru - Mark a dentry as falling through to a lower layer
+ * @dentry - The dentry to mark
+ *
+ * Mark a dentry as falling through to the lower layer (as set with
+ * d_pin_lower()).  This flag may be recorded on the medium.
+ */
+void d_set_fallthru(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_FALLTHRU;
+	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_set_fallthru);
+
 static unsigned d_flags_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	unsigned add_flags = DCACHE_FILE_TYPE;
@@ -1691,7 +1707,8 @@
 	unsigned add_flags = d_flags_for_inode(inode);
 
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__d_set_type(dentry, add_flags);
+	dentry->d_flags &= ~(DCACHE_ENTRY_TYPE | DCACHE_FALLTHRU);
+	dentry->d_flags |= add_flags;
 	if (inode)
 		hlist_add_head(&dentry->d_u.d_alias, &inode->i_dentry);
 	dentry->d_inode = inode;