diff --git a/kernel/audit_watch.c b/kernel/audit_watch.c
index ad9c168..6e30024 100644
--- a/kernel/audit_watch.c
+++ b/kernel/audit_watch.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 /* Initialize a parent watch entry. */
 static struct audit_parent *audit_init_parent(struct path *path)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(path->dentry);
 	struct audit_parent *parent;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@
 	struct dentry *d = kern_path_locked(watch->path, parent);
 	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		return PTR_ERR(d);
-	mutex_unlock(&parent->dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	if (d->d_inode) {
+	mutex_unlock(&d_backing_inode(parent->dentry)->i_mutex);
+	if (d_is_positive(d)) {
 		/* update watch filter fields */
-		watch->dev = d->d_inode->i_sb->s_dev;
-		watch->ino = d->d_inode->i_ino;
+		watch->dev = d_backing_inode(d)->i_sb->s_dev;
+		watch->ino = d_backing_inode(d)->i_ino;
 	}
 	dput(d);
 	return 0;
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 		return ret;
 
 	/* either find an old parent or attach a new one */
-	parent = audit_find_parent(parent_path.dentry->d_inode);
+	parent = audit_find_parent(d_backing_inode(parent_path.dentry));
 	if (!parent) {
 		parent = audit_init_parent(&parent_path);
 		if (IS_ERR(parent)) {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 
 	switch (data_type) {
 	case (FSNOTIFY_EVENT_PATH):
-		inode = ((struct path *)data)->dentry->d_inode;
+		inode = d_backing_inode(((struct path *)data)->dentry);
 		break;
 	case (FSNOTIFY_EVENT_INODE):
 		inode = (struct inode *)data;