diff --git a/fs/afs/dir.c b/fs/afs/dir.c
index 813db1708494..5c794f4b051a 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dir.c
@@ -952,12 +952,8 @@ static struct dentry *afs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	afs_stat_v(dvnode, n_lookup);
 	inode = afs_do_lookup(dir, dentry, key);
 	key_put(key);
-	if (inode == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT)) {
+	if (inode == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT))
 		inode = afs_try_auto_mntpt(dentry, dir);
-	} else {
-		dentry->d_fsdata =
-			(void *)(unsigned long)dvnode->status.data_version;
-	}
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(inode))
 		fid = AFS_FS_I(inode)->fid;