diff --git a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
index ef7f42b0290a..9a7e211dbf4f 100644
--- a/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
+++ b/fs/ksmbd/smb_common.c
@@ -308,14 +308,17 @@ int ksmbd_populate_dot_dotdot_entries(struct ksmbd_work *work, int info_level,
 	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
 		struct kstat kstat;
 		struct ksmbd_kstat ksmbd_kstat;
+		struct dentry *dentry;
 
 		if (!dir->dot_dotdot[i]) { /* fill dot entry info */
 			if (i == 0) {
 				d_info->name = ".";
 				d_info->name_len = 1;
+				dentry = dir->filp->f_path.dentry;
 			} else {
 				d_info->name = "..";
 				d_info->name_len = 2;
+				dentry = dir->filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent;
 			}
 
 			if (!match_pattern(d_info->name, d_info->name_len,
@@ -327,7 +330,7 @@ int ksmbd_populate_dot_dotdot_entries(struct ksmbd_work *work, int info_level,
 			ksmbd_kstat.kstat = &kstat;
 			ksmbd_vfs_fill_dentry_attrs(work,
 						    user_ns,
-						    dir->filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent,
+						    dentry,
 						    &ksmbd_kstat);
 			rc = fn(conn, info_level, d_info, &ksmbd_kstat);
 			if (rc)