1 files changed, 5 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index af2832aaeec5..4700b4534439 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -198,23 +198,16 @@ befs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 
         if (ret == BEFS_BT_NOT_FOUND) {
                 befs_debug(sb, "<--- %s %pd not found", __func__, dentry);
-                d_add(dentry, NULL);
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-
+                inode = NULL;
         } else if (ret != BEFS_OK || offset == 0) {
                 befs_error(sb, "<--- %s Error", __func__);
-                return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+                inode = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+        } else {
+                inode = befs_iget(dir->i_sb, (ino_t) offset);
         }
-
-        inode = befs_iget(dir->i_sb, (ino_t) offset);
-        if (IS_ERR(inode))
-                return ERR_CAST(inode);
-
-        d_add(dentry, inode);
-
         befs_debug(sb, "<--- %s", __func__);
 
-        return NULL;
+        return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 }
 
 static int