diff --git a/sys/fs/msdosfs/denode.h b/sys/fs/msdosfs/denode.h
--- a/sys/fs/msdosfs/denode.h
+++ b/sys/fs/msdosfs/denode.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 	u_long de_FileSize;	/* size of file in bytes */
 	struct fatcache de_fc[FC_SIZE];	/* FAT cache */
 	u_quad_t de_modrev;	/* Revision level for lease. */
-	uint64_t de_inode;	/* Inode number (really byte offset of direntry) */
+	uint64_t de_inode;	/* Inode number (really index of DOS style direntry) */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@
 #define	VTODE(vp)	((struct denode *)(vp)->v_data)
 #define	DETOV(de)	((de)->de_vnode)
 
+#define DETOI(pmp, cn, off)						\
+	((cn) == MSDOSFSROOT						\
+	    ? (((uint64_t)(off) >> 5))					\
+	    : (((((uint64_t)pmp->pm_bpcluster * ((cn) - 2) + (off))) >> 5) \
+		+ pmp->pm_RootDirEnts))
+
 #define	DETIMES(dep, acc, mod, cre) do {				\
 	if ((dep)->de_flag & DE_UPDATE) {				\
 		(dep)->de_flag |= DE_MODIFIED;				\
diff --git a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
--- a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
+++ b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_denode.c
@@ -133,10 +133,13 @@
 	 * entry that represented the file happens to be reused while the
 	 * deleted file is still open.
 	 */
-	inode = (uint64_t)pmp->pm_bpcluster * dirclust + diroffset;
+	inode = DETOI(pmp, dirclust, diroffset);
 
 	error = vfs_hash_get(mntp, inode, lkflags, curthread, &nvp,
 	    de_vncmpf, &inode);
+#ifdef MSDOSFS_DEBUG
+	printf("vfs_hash_get(inode %lu) error %d\n", inode, error);
+#endif
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 	if (nvp != NULL) {
@@ -191,6 +194,9 @@
 	}
 	error = vfs_hash_insert(nvp, inode, lkflags, curthread, &xvp,
 	    de_vncmpf, &inode);
+#ifdef MSDOSFS_DEBUG
+	printf("vfs_hash_insert(inode %lu) error %d\n", inode, error);
+#endif
 	if (error) {
 		*depp = NULL;
 		return (error);
@@ -589,8 +595,11 @@
 		return;
 #endif
 	vp = DETOV(dep);
-	dep->de_inode = (uint64_t)dep->de_pmp->pm_bpcluster * dep->de_dirclust +
-	    dep->de_diroffset;
+	dep->de_inode = DETOI(dep->de_pmp, dep->de_dirclust, dep->de_diroffset);
+#ifdef MSDOSFS_DEBUG
+	printf("vfs_hash_rehash(inode %lu, refcnt %lu, vp %p)\n",
+	    dep->de_inode, dep->de_refcnt, vp);
+#endif
 	vfs_hash_rehash(vp, dep->de_inode);
 }
 
@@ -608,6 +617,10 @@
 	/*
 	 * Remove the denode from its hash chain.
 	 */
+#ifdef MSDOSFS_DEBUG
+	printf("vfs_hash_remove(inode %lu, refcnt %lu, vp %p)\n",
+	    dep->de_inode, dep->de_refcnt, vp);
+#endif
 	vfs_hash_remove(vp);
 	/*
 	 * Purge old data structures associated with the denode.
diff --git a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_lookup.c b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_lookup.c
--- a/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/fs/msdosfs/msdosfs_lookup.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
 		}
 		if (FAT32(pmp) && scn == MSDOSFSROOT)
 			scn = pmp->pm_rootdirblk;
-		inode1 = scn * pmp->pm_bpcluster + blkoff;
+		inode1 = DETOI(pmp, scn, blkoff);
 		if (VTODE(*vpp)->de_inode != inode1) {
 			vput(*vpp);
 			goto restart;