diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
index 61fdbb826324e2a20e5ad5877dea9b0772b0e995..9a66ff79ff2781d1c7992dbd3d4ec42a82008f59 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static bool fanotify_should_send_event(struct fsnotify_mark *inode_mark,
 
 	/* sorry, fanotify only gives a damn about files and dirs */
 	if (!d_is_reg(path->dentry) &&
-	    !d_is_dir(path->dentry))
+	    !d_can_lookup(path->dentry))
 		return false;
 
 	if (inode_mark && vfsmnt_mark) {