diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
index 40c33ff7d2..af0328b967 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ NonnullRefPtr<SysFSDirectoryInode> SysFSDirectoryInode::create(SysFS const& sysf
 
 SysFSDirectoryInode::SysFSDirectoryInode(SysFS const& fs, SysFSComponent const& component)
     : SysFSInode(fs, component)
-    , m_parent_fs(const_cast<SysFS&>(fs))
 {
 }
 
@@ -192,17 +191,17 @@ InodeMetadata SysFSDirectoryInode::metadata() const
 }
 KResult SysFSDirectoryInode::traverse_as_directory(Function<bool(FileSystem::DirectoryEntryView const&)> callback) const
 {
-    MutexLocker locker(m_parent_fs.m_lock);
-    return m_associated_component->traverse_as_directory(m_parent_fs.fsid(), move(callback));
+    MutexLocker locker(fs().m_lock);
+    return m_associated_component->traverse_as_directory(fs().fsid(), move(callback));
 }
 
 RefPtr<Inode> SysFSDirectoryInode::lookup(StringView name)
 {
-    MutexLocker locker(m_parent_fs.m_lock);
+    MutexLocker locker(fs().m_lock);
     auto component = m_associated_component->lookup(name);
     if (!component)
         return {};
-    return component->to_inode(m_parent_fs);
+    return component->to_inode(fs());
 }
 
 SysFSBusDirectory& SysFSComponentRegistry::buses_directory()
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
index a02887ff4b..d52d6e77f3 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/SysFS.h
@@ -106,14 +106,15 @@ public:
     static NonnullRefPtr<SysFSDirectoryInode> create(SysFS const&, SysFSComponent const&);
     virtual ~SysFSDirectoryInode() override;
 
+    SysFS& fs() { return static_cast<SysFS&>(Inode::fs()); }
+    SysFS const& fs() const { return static_cast<SysFS const&>(Inode::fs()); }
+
 protected:
     SysFSDirectoryInode(SysFS const&, SysFSComponent const&);
     // ^Inode
     virtual InodeMetadata metadata() const override;
     virtual KResult traverse_as_directory(Function<bool(FileSystem::DirectoryEntryView const&)>) const override;
     virtual RefPtr<Inode> lookup(StringView name) override;
-
-    SysFS& m_parent_fs;
 };
 
 }