if (IS_ERR(result))
                return result;
 
-       if (S_ISDIR(result->d_inode->i_mode) &&
-           (result->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
-               /* it is an unconnected directory, we must connect it */
-               ;
-       } else {
-               if (acceptable(context, result))
-                       return result;
-               if (S_ISDIR(result->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+       if (S_ISDIR(result->d_inode->i_mode)) {
+               if (!(result->d_flags & DCACHE_DISCONNECTED)) {
+                       if (acceptable(context, result))
+                               return result;
                        err = -EACCES;
                        goto err_result;
                }
 
+               target_dir = dget(result);
+       } else {
+               if (acceptable(context, result))
+                       return result;
+
                alias = find_acceptable_alias(result, acceptable, context);
                if (alias)
                        return alias;
-       }                       
 
-       /* It's a directory, or we are required to confirm the file's
-        * location in the tree based on the parent information
-        */
-       dprintk("find_exported_dentry: need to look harder for %s/%d\n",sb->s_id,*(int*)obj);
-       if (S_ISDIR(result->d_inode->i_mode))
-               target_dir = dget(result);
-       else {
                if (parent == NULL)
                        goto err_result;
 
                        goto err_result;
                }
        }
+
        /*
         * Now we need to make sure that target_dir is properly connected.
         * It may already be, as the flag isn't always updated when connection