diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 95d71ed..cddf397 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static void dentry_lru_add(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_LRU_LIST)))
 		d_lru_add(dentry);
+	else if (unlikely(!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED)))
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -779,8 +781,6 @@ void dput(struct dentry *dentry)
 			goto kill_it;
 	}
 
-	if (!(dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_REFERENCED))
-		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_REFERENCED;
 	dentry_lru_add(dentry);
 
 	dentry->d_lockref.count--;