diff --git a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
index e966c023b1b7..2a15fa437880 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/blocklayout/rpc_pipefs.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ out:
 static ssize_t bl_pipe_downcall(struct file *filp, const char __user *src,
 			 size_t mlen)
 {
-	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(filp->f_dentry->d_sb->s_fs_info,
+	struct nfs_net *nn = net_generic(file_inode(filp)->i_sb->s_fs_info,
 					 nfs_net_id);
 
 	if (mlen != sizeof (struct bl_dev_msg))