diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 34a3263..e6a4ab9 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	.setattr	= afs_setattr,
 };
 
-static const struct dentry_operations afs_fs_dentry_operations = {
+const struct dentry_operations afs_fs_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= afs_d_revalidate,
 	.d_delete	= afs_d_delete,
 	.d_release	= afs_d_release,
@@ -582,8 +582,6 @@
 	}
 
 success:
-	d_set_d_op(dentry, &afs_fs_dentry_operations);
-
 	d_add(dentry, inode);
 	_leave(" = 0 { vn=%u u=%u } -> { ino=%lu v=%llu }",
 	       fid.vnode,
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 6d4bc1c..ab6db5a 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@
  * dir.c
  */
 extern const struct inode_operations afs_dir_inode_operations;
+extern const struct dentry_operations afs_fs_dentry_operations;
 extern const struct file_operations afs_dir_file_operations;
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/afs/super.c b/fs/afs/super.c
index f901a9d..fb240e8 100644
--- a/fs/afs/super.c
+++ b/fs/afs/super.c
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
 	if (!root)
 		goto error;
 
+	sb->s_d_op = &afs_fs_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_root = root;
 
 	_leave(" = 0");