diff --git a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
index 2200662a9bf186..607092f367ad92 100644
--- a/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/openpromfs/inode.c
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ static struct dentry *openpromfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry
 		break;
 	}
 
-	d_add(dentry, inode);
-	return NULL;
+	return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 }
 
 static int openpromfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)