diff --git a/fs/configfs/mount.c b/fs/configfs/mount.c
index 7d3607f..ecc6217 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/mount.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 	configfs_root_group.cg_item.ci_dentry = root;
 	root->d_fsdata = &configfs_root;
 	sb->s_root = root;
+	sb->s_d_op = &configfs_dentry_ops; /* the rest get that */
 	return 0;
 }