diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/attribute_overlay/attribute_overlay.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/attribute_overlay/attribute_overlay.cpp
index 6c215f7d92..b201c6a08b 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/attribute_overlay/attribute_overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/attribute_overlay/attribute_overlay.cpp
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ overlay_create_sub_vnode(fs_volume *volume, ino_t id, fs_vnode *vnode)
 static status_t
 overlay_delete_sub_vnode(fs_volume *volume, fs_vnode *vnode)
 {
-	delete (OverlayInode *)vnode;
+	delete (OverlayInode *)vnode->private_node;
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
index a29de3fe0e..f309478fb7 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/layers/write_overlay/write_overlay.cpp
@@ -2510,7 +2510,7 @@ overlay_create_sub_vnode(fs_volume *volume, ino_t id, fs_vnode *vnode)
 static status_t
 overlay_delete_sub_vnode(fs_volume *volume, fs_vnode *vnode)
 {
-	delete (OverlayInode *)vnode;
+	delete (OverlayInode *)vnode->private_node;
 	return B_OK;
 }