diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index f4b4030cf406e2320b329120e86594b72d0611cc..c28085cb82a52874780ce5f021291a4fb87089d0 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -206,11 +206,8 @@ extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_symlink_inode_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations autofs4_dir_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations autofs4_root_operations;
-
-/* Operations methods */
-
-struct vfsmount *autofs4_d_automount(struct path *);
-int autofs4_d_manage(struct dentry *, bool);
+extern const struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations autofs4_mount_dentry_operations;
 
 /* VFS automount flags management functions */
 
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/inode.c b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
index dac3dc79ccb49bec62a8db423ef51456c2c14237..427c35746340c886b66934d056a66f1722007b2e 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/inode.c
@@ -251,12 +251,6 @@ static struct autofs_info *autofs4_mkroot(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi)
 	return ino;
 }
 
-static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_sb_dentry_operations = {
-	.d_automount	= autofs4_d_automount,
-	.d_manage	= autofs4_d_manage,
-	.d_release      = autofs4_dentry_release,
-};
-
 int autofs4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode * root_inode;
@@ -311,7 +305,7 @@ int autofs4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		goto fail_iput;
 	pipe = NULL;
 
-	d_set_d_op(root, &autofs4_sb_dentry_operations);
+	d_set_d_op(root, &autofs4_dentry_operations);
 	root->d_fsdata = ino;
 
 	/* Can this call block? */
@@ -322,8 +316,10 @@ int autofs4_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		goto fail_dput;
 	}
 
-	if (autofs_type_trigger(sbi->type))
+	if (autofs_type_trigger(sbi->type)) {
+		d_set_d_op(root, &autofs4_mount_dentry_operations);
 		__managed_dentry_set_managed(root);
+	}
 
 	root_inode->i_fop = &autofs4_root_operations;
 	root_inode->i_op = &autofs4_dir_inode_operations;
diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 52af410a831dc09ec95adccb9db2005754053e5c..62c1229a4d3174369f14f60cb6c28e53b923feb7 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ static long autofs4_root_compat_ioctl(struct file *,unsigned int,unsigned long);
 #endif
 static int autofs4_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup(struct inode *,struct dentry *, struct nameidata *);
+static struct vfsmount *autofs4_d_automount(struct path *);
+static int autofs4_d_manage(struct dentry *, bool);
 
 const struct file_operations autofs4_root_operations = {
 	.open		= dcache_dir_open,
@@ -64,6 +66,18 @@ const struct inode_operations autofs4_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.rmdir		= autofs4_dir_rmdir,
 };
 
+/* For dentries that don't initiate mounting */
+const struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations = {
+	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
+};
+
+/* For dentries that do initiate mounting */
+const struct dentry_operations autofs4_mount_dentry_operations = {
+	.d_automount	= autofs4_d_automount,
+	.d_manage	= autofs4_d_manage,
+	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
+};
+
 static void autofs4_add_active(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -158,18 +172,6 @@ void autofs4_dentry_release(struct dentry *de)
 	}
 }
 
-/* For dentries of directories in the root dir */
-static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_root_dentry_operations = {
-	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
-};
-
-/* For other dentries */
-static const struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations = {
-	.d_automount	= autofs4_d_automount,
-	.d_manage	= autofs4_d_manage,
-	.d_release	= autofs4_dentry_release,
-};
-
 static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup_active(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_mountpoint_changed(struct path *path)
 	return path->dentry;
 }
 
-struct vfsmount *autofs4_d_automount(struct path *path)
+static struct vfsmount *autofs4_d_automount(struct path *path)
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -501,7 +503,7 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, s
 	if (active) {
 		return active;
 	} else {
-		d_set_d_op(dentry, &autofs4_root_dentry_operations);
+		d_set_d_op(dentry, &autofs4_dentry_operations);
 
 		/*
 		 * A dentry that is not within the root can never trigger a
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, s
 
 		/* Mark entries in the root as mount triggers */
 		if (autofs_type_indirect(sbi->type) && IS_ROOT(dentry->d_parent)) {
-			d_set_d_op(dentry, &autofs4_dentry_operations);
+			d_set_d_op(dentry, &autofs4_mount_dentry_operations);
 			__managed_dentry_set_managed(dentry);
 		}
 
@@ -573,6 +575,8 @@ static int autofs4_dir_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 	}
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 
+	d_set_d_op(dentry, &autofs4_dentry_operations);
+
 	dentry->d_fsdata = ino;
 	ino->dentry = dget(dentry);
 	atomic_inc(&ino->count);
@@ -791,7 +795,7 @@ static inline int autofs4_ask_umount(struct vfsmount *mnt, int __user *p)
 int is_autofs4_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	return dentry && dentry->d_inode &&
-		(dentry->d_op == &autofs4_root_dentry_operations ||
+		(dentry->d_op == &autofs4_mount_dentry_operations ||
 		 dentry->d_op == &autofs4_dentry_operations) &&
 		dentry->d_fsdata != NULL;
 }