diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 8086636bf796..16521a9f2038 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static struct dentry *d_kill(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *parent)
 	 * Inform try_to_ascend() that we are no longer attached to the
 	 * dentry tree
 	 */
-	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
+	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED;
 	if (parent)
 		spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 	dentry_iput(dentry);
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static struct dentry *try_to_ascend(struct dentry *old, int locked, unsigned seq
 	 * or deletion
 	 */
 	if (new != old->d_parent ||
-		 (old->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED) ||
+		 (old->d_flags & DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED) ||
 		 (!locked && read_seqretry(&rename_lock, seq))) {
 		spin_unlock(&new->d_lock);
 		new = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index caa34e50537e..59200795482e 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ struct dentry_operations {
 #define DCACHE_MANAGED_DENTRY \
 	(DCACHE_MOUNTED|DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT|DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT)
 
+#define DCACHE_DENTRY_KILLED	0x100000
+
 extern seqlock_t rename_lock;
 
 static inline int dname_external(struct dentry *dentry)