diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index b15a43a80ab7..1a037f77aa52 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void ecryptfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		if (lower_dentry->d_inode) {
 			fput(inode_info->lower_file);
 			inode_info->lower_file = NULL;
-			d_drop(lower_dentry);
 		}
 	}
 	ecryptfs_destroy_crypt_stat(&inode_info->crypt_stat);