diff --git a/include/trace/events/btrfs.h b/include/trace/events/btrfs.h
index 8ad7a2d76c1d..ec1df8b94517 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/btrfs.h
@@ -771,10 +771,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(btrfs_sync_file,
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
 		struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
-		struct dentry *parent = dget_parent(dentry);
-		struct inode *parent_inode = d_inode(parent);
+		struct inode *parent_inode = d_inode(dentry->d_parent);
 
-		dput(parent);
 		TP_fast_assign_fsid(btrfs_sb(inode->i_sb));
 		__entry->ino		= btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(inode));
 		__entry->parent		= btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(parent_inode));