diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index c070c0d8e3e9..aea35459d390 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static int hostfs_open(struct inode *ino, struct file *file)
 	if (mode & FMODE_WRITE)
 		r = w = 1;
 
-	name = dentry_name(file->f_path.dentry);
+	name = dentry_name(d_real(file->f_path.dentry, file->f_inode));
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;