diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index f48fafccce4b..4ee40f22500e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,6 @@ static struct dentry *create_new_entry(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct fuse_moun
 	}
 	kfree(forget);
 
-	d_drop(entry);
 	d = d_splice_alias(inode, entry);
 	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		return d;