diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index 3912dcf..9d2ae9b 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -254,6 +254,17 @@
 	return dentry->d_inode && !d_unhashed(dentry);
 }
 
+static inline void __autofs4_add_expiring(struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
+	struct autofs_info *ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
+	if (ino) {
+		if (list_empty(&ino->expiring))
+			list_add(&ino->expiring, &sbi->expiring_list);
+	}
+	return;
+}
+
 static inline void autofs4_add_expiring(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs4_sbi(dentry->d_sb);