diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 5ff3e9a4fe5f1b3a0ec717a494649d7284bb499f..5beed7b30561119cf66e5f8aa0779d54cd602d3c 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -584,9 +584,10 @@ static inline struct dentry *d_real(struct dentry *dentry,
  * If dentry is on an union/overlay, then return the underlying, real inode.
  * Otherwise return d_inode().
  */
-static inline struct inode *d_real_inode(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline struct inode *d_real_inode(const struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	return d_backing_inode(d_real(dentry, NULL, 0));
+	/* This usage of d_real() results in const dentry */
+	return d_backing_inode(d_real((struct dentry *) dentry, NULL, 0));
 }