diff --git a/fs/nfs/namespace.c b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
index 2bcbe38afe2e..1f03445b5cb4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/namespace.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ struct vfsmount *nfs_d_automount(struct path *path)
 	struct nfs_fs_context *ctx;
 	struct fs_context *fc;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SERVER(d_inode(path->dentry));
+	struct nfs_server *server = NFS_SB(path->dentry->d_sb);
 	struct nfs_client *client = server->nfs_client;
 	int timeout = READ_ONCE(nfs_mountpoint_expiry_timeout);
 	int ret;