diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 78f7a1dc90dd..9804c0cdcb42 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static const struct super_operations fuse_super_operations = {
 	.destroy_inode  = fuse_destroy_inode,
 	.read_inode	= fuse_read_inode,
 	.clear_inode	= fuse_clear_inode,
+	.drop_inode	= generic_delete_inode,
 	.remount_fs	= fuse_remount_fs,
 	.put_super	= fuse_put_super,
 	.umount_begin	= fuse_umount_begin,