diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
index d928402..f601def 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/daemon.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
 	/* extract the directory dentry from the cwd */
 	get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
 
-	if (!d_is_dir(path.dentry))
+	if (!d_can_lookup(path.dentry))
 		goto notdir;
 
 	cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@
 	/* extract the directory dentry from the cwd */
 	get_fs_pwd(current->fs, &path);
 
-	if (!d_is_dir(path.dentry))
+	if (!d_can_lookup(path.dentry))
 		goto notdir;
 
 	cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
index 1c7293c..2324262 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 	if (!object->backer)
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISREG(object->backer->d_inode->i_mode));
+	ASSERT(d_is_reg(object->backer));
 
 	fscache_set_store_limit(&object->fscache, ni_size);
 
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 	       op->object->debug_id, (unsigned long long)ni_size);
 
 	if (object->backer) {
-		ASSERT(S_ISREG(object->backer->d_inode->i_mode));
+		ASSERT(d_is_reg(object->backer));
 
 		fscache_set_store_limit(&object->fscache, ni_size);
 
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
index d750e8c..1e51714e 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/namei.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!d_is_dir(cache->graveyard)) {
+	if (!d_can_lookup(cache->graveyard)) {
 		unlock_rename(cache->graveyard, dir);
 		cachefiles_io_error(cache, "Graveyard no longer a directory");
 		return -EIO;
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
 			_debug("mkdir -> %p{%p{ino=%lu}}",
 			       next, next->d_inode, next->d_inode->i_ino);
 
-		} else if (!d_is_dir(next)) {
+		} else if (!d_can_lookup(next)) {
 			pr_err("inode %lu is not a directory\n",
 			       next->d_inode->i_ino);
 			ret = -ENOBUFS;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
 			_debug("create -> %p{%p{ino=%lu}}",
 			       next, next->d_inode, next->d_inode->i_ino);
 
-		} else if (!d_is_dir(next) &&
+		} else if (!d_can_lookup(next) &&
 			   !d_is_reg(next)
 			   ) {
 			pr_err("inode %lu is not a file or directory\n",
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
 	/* we need to make sure the subdir is a directory */
 	ASSERT(subdir->d_inode);
 
-	if (!d_is_dir(subdir)) {
+	if (!d_can_lookup(subdir)) {
 		pr_err("%s is not a directory\n", dirname);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto check_error;
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index 616db0e7..c6cd8d7 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 		return -ENOBUFS;
 	}
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISREG(object->backer->d_inode->i_mode));
+	ASSERT(d_is_reg(object->backer));
 
 	cache = container_of(object->fscache.cache,
 			     struct cachefiles_cache, cache);