diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 817dc92..991e266 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 	}
 	path.mnt = mntget(sock_mnt);
 
-	path.dentry->d_op = &sockfs_dentry_operations;
+	d_set_d_op(path.dentry, &sockfs_dentry_operations);
 	d_instantiate(path.dentry, SOCK_INODE(sock));
 	SOCK_INODE(sock)->i_fop = &socket_file_ops;