diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
index ae6d032b9b59..cd5eeb032d64 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_dir.c
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ int v9fs_dir_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		filp->private_data = NULL;
 	}
 
-	d_drop(filp->f_dentry);
 	return 0;
 }