diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index ad4a542e9bab..817c243c1ff1 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name)
 	struct dentry *dentry = __d_alloc(parent->d_sb, name);
 	if (!dentry)
 		return NULL;
-
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 	spin_lock(&parent->d_lock);
 	/*
 	 * don't need child lock because it is not subject
@@ -2358,7 +2358,6 @@ static void __d_rehash(struct dentry * entry, struct hlist_bl_head *b)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!d_unhashed(entry));
 	hlist_bl_lock(b);
-	entry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 	hlist_bl_add_head_rcu(&entry->d_hash, b);
 	hlist_bl_unlock(b);
 }
@@ -2843,6 +2842,7 @@ static void __d_move(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *target,
 	/* ... and switch them in the tree */
 	if (IS_ROOT(dentry)) {
 		/* splicing a tree */
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_RCUACCESS;
 		dentry->d_parent = target->d_parent;
 		target->d_parent = target;
 		list_del_init(&target->d_child);