1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 794f81dce766..1d9ca2d5dff6 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1740,15 +1740,17 @@ static int walk_component(struct nameidata *nd, int flags)
                                           nd->flags);
                 if (IS_ERR(path.dentry))
                         return PTR_ERR(path.dentry);
-                if (unlikely(d_is_negative(path.dentry))) {
-                        dput(path.dentry);
-                        return -ENOENT;
-                }
+
                 path.mnt = nd->path.mnt;
                 err = follow_managed(&path, nd);
                 if (unlikely(err < 0))
                         return err;
 
+                if (unlikely(d_is_negative(path.dentry))) {
+                        path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
+                        return -ENOENT;
+                }
+
                 seq = 0;        /* we are already out of RCU mode */
                 inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
         }