diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index 7552d49d0725..35416f55391c 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static int evm_calc_hmac_or_hash(struct dentry *dentry,
 				 size_t req_xattr_value_len,
 				 uint8_t type, struct evm_digest *data)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = d_backing_inode(dentry);
+	struct inode *inode = d_inode(d_real(dentry, D_REAL_METADATA));
 	struct xattr_list *xattr;
 	struct shash_desc *desc;
 	size_t xattr_size = 0;