.d_release      = autofs_dentry_release,
 };
 
-static void autofs_add_active(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-       struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
-       struct autofs_info *ino;
-
-       ino = autofs_dentry_ino(dentry);
-       if (ino) {
-               spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-               if (!ino->active_count) {
-                       if (list_empty(&ino->active))
-                               list_add(&ino->active, &sbi->active_list);
-               }
-               ino->active_count++;
-               spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-       }
-}
-
 static void autofs_del_active(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
        struct autofs_sb_info *sbi = autofs_sbi(dentry->d_sb);
        struct autofs_info *ino;
 
        ino = autofs_dentry_ino(dentry);
-       if (ino) {
-               spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-               ino->active_count--;
-               if (!ino->active_count) {
-                       if (!list_empty(&ino->active))
-                               list_del_init(&ino->active);
-               }
-               spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
-       }
+       spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
+       list_del_init(&ino->active);
+       spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
 }
 
 static int autofs_dir_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
                dentry->d_fsdata = ino;
                ino->dentry = dentry;
 
-               autofs_add_active(dentry);
+               spin_lock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
+               list_add(&ino->active, &sbi->active_list);
+               spin_unlock(&sbi->lookup_lock);
        }
        return NULL;
 }