diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 8269da73e9e5..7748199b3568 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_socket_byinode(struct inode *i)
 		    &unix_socket_table[i->i_ino & (UNIX_HASH_SIZE - 1)]) {
 		struct dentry *dentry = unix_sk(s)->path.dentry;
 
-		if (dentry && d_backing_inode(dentry) == i) {
+		if (dentry && d_real_inode(dentry) == i) {
 			sock_hold(s);
 			goto found;
 		}
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static struct sock *unix_find_other(struct net *net,
 		err = kern_path(sunname->sun_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
-		inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
+		inode = d_real_inode(path.dentry);
 		err = inode_permission(inode, MAY_WRITE);
 		if (err)
 			goto put_fail;
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ static int unix_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int addr_len)
 			goto out_up;
 		}
 		addr->hash = UNIX_HASH_SIZE;
-		hash = d_backing_inode(dentry)->i_ino & (UNIX_HASH_SIZE - 1);
+		hash = d_real_inode(dentry)->i_ino & (UNIX_HASH_SIZE - 1);
 		spin_lock(&unix_table_lock);
 		u->path = u_path;
 		list = &unix_socket_table[hash];