diff --git a/fs/coda/dir.c b/fs/coda/dir.c
index 29badd9..9df71f0 100644
--- a/fs/coda/dir.c
+++ b/fs/coda/dir.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 }
 #define CODA_EIO_ERROR ((void *) (coda_return_EIO))
 
-static const struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations =
+const struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations =
 {
 	.d_revalidate	= coda_dentry_revalidate,
 	.d_delete	= coda_dentry_delete,
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
 exit:
-	d_set_d_op(entry, &coda_dentry_operations);
-
 	if (inode && (type & CODA_NOCACHE))
 		coda_flag_inode(inode, C_VATTR | C_PURGE);
 
diff --git a/fs/coda/inode.c b/fs/coda/inode.c
index 50dc7d1..bd7fde2 100644
--- a/fs/coda/inode.c
+++ b/fs/coda/inode.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = 12;
 	sb->s_magic = CODA_SUPER_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_op = &coda_super_operations;
+	sb->s_d_op = &coda_dentry_operations;
 	sb->s_bdi = &vc->bdi;
 
 	/* get root fid from Venus: this needs the root inode */
diff --git a/include/linux/coda_linux.h b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
index 4ccc59c..490c56b 100644
--- a/include/linux/coda_linux.h
+++ b/include/linux/coda_linux.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 extern const struct inode_operations coda_file_inode_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations coda_ioctl_inode_operations;
 
+extern const struct dentry_operations coda_dentry_operations;
+
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_file_aops;
 extern const struct address_space_operations coda_symlink_aops;