1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index e30deefad8f8..e0881c0bd228 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1743,11 +1743,11 @@ static int walk_component(struct nameidata *nd, int flags)
                 if (err < 0)
                         return err;
 
-                inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
                 seq = 0;        /* we are already out of RCU mode */
                 err = -ENOENT;
                 if (d_is_negative(path.dentry))
                         goto out_path_put;
+                inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
         }
 
         if (flags & WALK_PUT)
@@ -3192,12 +3192,12 @@ retry_lookup:
                 return error;
 
         BUG_ON(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU);
-        inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
         seq = 0;        /* out of RCU mode, so the value doesn't matter */
         if (unlikely(d_is_negative(path.dentry))) {
                 path_to_nameidata(&path, nd);
                 return -ENOENT;
         }
+        inode = d_backing_inode(path.dentry);
 finish_lookup:
         if (nd->depth)
                 put_link(nd);