1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 61995fba4e21..373852012713 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -800,12 +800,8 @@ __do_follow_link(const struct path *link, struct nameidata *nd, void **p)
         touch_atime(link->mnt, dentry);
         nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
 
-        if (link->mnt != nd->path.mnt) {
-                path_to_nameidata(link, nd);
-                nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
-                dget(dentry);
-        }
-        mntget(link->mnt);
+        if (link->mnt == nd->path.mnt)
+                mntget(link->mnt);
 
         nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
         *p = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, nd);