BUG_ON(!IS_ROOT(dentry));
 
-       /* detach this root from the system */
-       dentry_lru_del(dentry);
-       __d_shrink(dentry);
-
        for (;;) {
                /* descend to the first leaf in the current subtree */
-               while (!list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs)) {
-                       struct dentry *loop;
-
-                       /* this is a branch with children - detach all of them
-                        * from the system in one go */
-                       list_for_each_entry(loop, &dentry->d_subdirs,
-                                           d_u.d_child) {
-                               dentry_lru_del(loop);
-                               __d_shrink(loop);
-                       }
-
-                       /* move to the first child */
+               while (!list_empty(&dentry->d_subdirs))
                        dentry = list_entry(dentry->d_subdirs.next,
                                            struct dentry, d_u.d_child);
-               }
 
                /* consume the dentries from this leaf up through its parents
                 * until we find one with children or run out altogether */
                do {
                        struct inode *inode;
 
+                       /* detach from the system */
+                       dentry_lru_del(dentry);
+                       __d_shrink(dentry);
+
                        if (dentry->d_count != 0) {
                                printk(KERN_ERR
                                       "BUG: Dentry %p{i=%lx,n=%s}"