diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index bce851dc03ef96bd18189796c3bb76c0a29901cf..be2bea834bf459563e2d03e1e0fa8dec97b49c70 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static inline struct dentry *lock_parent(struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (parent != dentry)
-		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&dentry->d_lock, DENTRY_D_LOCK_NESTED);
 	else
 		parent = NULL;
 	return parent;