diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index 1782be3fc3e..19153a0a810 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_find_any_alias);
  */
 struct dentry *d_obtain_alias(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	static const struct qstr anonstring = { .name = "" };
+	static const struct qstr anonstring = QSTR_INIT("/", 1);
 	struct dentry *tmp;
 	struct dentry *res;