diff --git a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
index abf0a31..085d6c54 100644
--- a/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
+++ b/fs/exportfs/expfs.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 		return get_name(dir, name, child);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check if the dentry or any of it's aliases is acceptable.
+ */
 static struct dentry *
 find_acceptable_alias(struct dentry *result,
 		int (*acceptable)(void *context, struct dentry *dentry),
@@ -44,6 +47,9 @@
 {
 	struct dentry *dentry, *toput = NULL;
 
+	if (acceptable(context, result))
+		return result;
+
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(dentry, &result->d_inode->i_dentry, d_alias) {
 		dget_locked(dentry);
@@ -126,9 +132,6 @@
 
 		target_dir = dget(result);
 	} else {
-		if (acceptable(context, result))
-			return result;
-
 		alias = find_acceptable_alias(result, acceptable, context);
 		if (alias)
 			return alias;
@@ -289,9 +292,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 	dput(target_dir);
-	/* now result is properly connected, it is our best bet */
-	if (acceptable(context, result))
-		return result;
 
 	alias = find_acceptable_alias(result, acceptable, context);
 	if (alias)