diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameCache.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameCache.java
index 4b8b797551f70..024ffdee727e8 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameCache.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/namenode/NameCache.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ K put(final K name) {
       if (useCount != null) {
         useCount.increment();
         if (useCount.get() >= useThreshold) {
-          promote(name);
+          promote(useCount.value);
         }
         return useCount.value;
       }