diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 324290c68275..1e901e5ea013 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -686,12 +686,11 @@ static struct dentry *autofs4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, s
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_AUTOFS_PENDING;
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	}
-
-	if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_revalidate) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
-		(dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)(dentry, nd);
-		mutex_lock(&dir->i_mutex);
+		if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_revalidate) {
+			mutex_unlock(&dir->i_mutex);
+			(dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)(dentry, nd);
+			mutex_lock(&dir->i_mutex);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*