diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index e88cf0554e65..b2a7f1765f0b 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -903,17 +903,19 @@ struct dentry *dget_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	int gotref;
 	struct dentry *ret;
+	unsigned seq;
 
 	/*
 	 * Do optimistic parent lookup without any
 	 * locking.
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
+	seq = raw_seqcount_begin(&dentry->d_seq);
 	ret = READ_ONCE(dentry->d_parent);
 	gotref = lockref_get_not_zero(&ret->d_lockref);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (likely(gotref)) {
-		if (likely(ret == READ_ONCE(dentry->d_parent)))
+		if (!read_seqcount_retry(&dentry->d_seq, seq))
 			return ret;
 		dput(ret);
 	}