diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index a2f2bb2..67e9b63 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
 
 	lower_mnt = mntget(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_mnt(dentry->d_parent));
 	fsstack_copy_attr_atime(dir_inode, lower_dentry->d_parent->d_inode);
-	BUG_ON(!lower_dentry->d_count);
+	BUG_ON(!d_count(lower_dentry));
 
 	ecryptfs_set_dentry_private(dentry, dentry_info);
 	ecryptfs_set_dentry_lower(dentry, lower_dentry);