diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index e2ed38c5f7210..b3675d13c1ac2 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -138,11 +138,16 @@ static int ovl_dentry_revalidate_common(struct dentry *dentry,
 					unsigned int flags, bool weak)
 {
 	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode_rcu(dentry);
 	struct dentry *upper;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 1;
 
-	upper = ovl_dentry_upper(dentry);
+	/* Careful in RCU mode */
+	if (!inode)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
+	upper = ovl_i_dentry_upper(inode);
 	if (upper)
 		ret = ovl_revalidate_real(upper, flags, weak);