diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 4030c010a768..74d49b2b3b6e 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1861,6 +1861,8 @@ struct dentry *d_alloc(struct dentry * parent, const struct qstr *name)
 	__dget_dlock(parent);
 	dentry->d_parent = parent;
 	list_add(&dentry->d_child, &parent->d_subdirs);
+	if (parent->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)
+		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_DISCONNECTED;
 	spin_unlock(&parent->d_lock);
 
 	return dentry;