diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index a78680a..1c804b0 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 static inline int fsnotify_perm(struct file *file, int mask)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	__u32 fsnotify_mask = 0;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 static inline void fsnotify_access(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	__u32 mask = FS_ACCESS;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
 static inline void fsnotify_modify(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	__u32 mask = FS_MODIFY;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 static inline void fsnotify_open(struct file *file)
 {
 	struct path *path = &file->f_path;
-	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	__u32 mask = FS_OPEN;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))