diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
index 28f136d..119accd 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/dir.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 		unsigned int, const char *, const struct qstr *);
 static int ncp_delete_dentry(const struct dentry *);
 
-static const struct dentry_operations ncp_dentry_operations =
+const struct dentry_operations ncp_dentry_operations =
 {
 	.d_revalidate	= ncp_lookup_validate,
 	.d_hash		= ncp_hash_dentry,
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@
 	.d_delete	= ncp_delete_dentry,
 };
 
-const struct dentry_operations ncp_root_dentry_operations =
-{
-	.d_hash		= ncp_hash_dentry,
-	.d_compare	= ncp_compare_dentry,
-	.d_delete	= ncp_delete_dentry,
-};
-
-
 #define ncp_namespace(i)	(NCP_SERVER(i)->name_space[NCP_FINFO(i)->volNumber])
 
 static inline int ncp_preserve_entry_case(struct inode *i, __u32 nscreator)
@@ -309,6 +301,9 @@
 	int res, val = 0, len;
 	__u8 __name[NCP_MAXPATHLEN + 1];
 
+	if (dentry == dentry->d_sb->s_root)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
 		return -ECHILD;
 
@@ -637,7 +632,6 @@
 		entry->ino = iunique(dir->i_sb, 2);
 		inode = ncp_iget(dir->i_sb, entry);
 		if (inode) {
-			d_set_d_op(newdent, &ncp_dentry_operations);
 			d_instantiate(newdent, inode);
 			if (!hashed)
 				d_rehash(newdent);
@@ -893,7 +887,6 @@
 	if (inode) {
 		ncp_new_dentry(dentry);
 add_entry:
-		d_set_d_op(dentry, &ncp_dentry_operations);
 		d_add(dentry, inode);
 		error = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index 9b39a5d..8b8bebb 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = 10;
 	sb->s_magic = NCP_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &ncp_sops;
+	sb->s_d_op = &ncp_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_bdi = &server->bdi;
 
 	server = NCP_SBP(sb);
@@ -723,7 +724,6 @@
 	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root_inode);
         if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_no_root;
-	d_set_d_op(sb->s_root, &ncp_root_dentry_operations);
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_root:
diff --git a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
index 1c27f20..2d79c8a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ncp_fs.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 /* linux/fs/ncpfs/dir.c */
 extern const struct inode_operations ncp_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations ncp_dir_operations;
-extern const struct dentry_operations ncp_root_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations ncp_dentry_operations;
 int ncp_conn_logged_in(struct super_block *);
 int ncp_date_dos2unix(__le16 time, __le16 date);
 void ncp_date_unix2dos(int unix_date, __le16 * time, __le16 * date);