diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/namei.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/namei.c
index 60fb18f83bf8..2322328155d6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/namei.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/llite/namei.c
@@ -380,21 +380,15 @@ void ll_i2gids(__u32 *suppgids, struct inode *i1, struct inode *i2)
 }
 
 /*
- * try to reuse three types of dentry:
- * 1. unhashed alias, this one is unhashed by d_invalidate (but it may be valid
- *    by concurrent .revalidate).
- * 2. INVALID alias (common case for no valid ldlm lock held, but this flag may
- *    be cleared by others calling d_lustre_revalidate).
- * 3. DISCONNECTED alias.
+ * Try to reuse unhashed or invalidated dentries.
  */
 static struct dentry *ll_find_alias(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct dentry *alias, *discon_alias, *invalid_alias;
+	struct dentry *alias, *invalid_alias;
 
 	if (hlist_empty(&inode->i_dentry))
 		return NULL;
 
-	discon_alias = NULL;
 	invalid_alias = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
@@ -402,22 +396,18 @@ static struct dentry *ll_find_alias(struct inode *inode, struct dentry *dentry)
 		LASSERT(alias != dentry);
 
 		spin_lock(&alias->d_lock);
-		if ((alias->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED) &&
-		    S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-			/* LASSERT(last_discon == NULL); LU-405, bz 20055 */
-			discon_alias = alias;
-		else if (alias->d_parent == dentry->d_parent	     &&
-			 alias->d_name.hash == dentry->d_name.hash       &&
-			 alias->d_name.len == dentry->d_name.len	 &&
-			 memcmp(alias->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
-				dentry->d_name.len) == 0)
+		if (alias->d_parent == dentry->d_parent	     &&
+		    alias->d_name.hash == dentry->d_name.hash       &&
+		    alias->d_name.len == dentry->d_name.len	 &&
+		    memcmp(alias->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name,
+			   dentry->d_name.len) == 0)
 			invalid_alias = alias;
 		spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
 
 		if (invalid_alias)
 			break;
 	}
-	alias = invalid_alias ?: discon_alias ?: NULL;
+	alias = invalid_alias ?: NULL;
 	if (alias) {
 		spin_lock(&alias->d_lock);
 		dget_dlock(alias);