diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 1793661c3342..c3d17a76d9e6 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ static int follow_managed(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 			BUG_ON(!path->dentry->d_op);
 			BUG_ON(!path->dentry->d_op->d_manage);
 			ret = path->dentry->d_op->d_manage(path, false);
+			flags = smp_load_acquire(&path->dentry->d_flags);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
 		}