diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index 2937db690b40..2c46f0decb02 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ struct dentry *cachefiles_get_directory(struct cachefiles_cache *cache,
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 nomem_d_alloc:
-	inode_unlock(d_inode(dir));
 	_leave(" = -ENOMEM");
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 }