1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index abeec34e7553..12d75ed214f6 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ static inline int __do_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
         int err = -ELOOP;
+        mntget(path->mnt);
         if (current->link_count >= MAX_NESTED_LINKS)
                 goto loop;
         if (current->total_link_count >= 40)
@@ -541,9 +542,13 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         err = __do_follow_link(path->dentry, nd);
         current->link_count--;
         nd->depth--;
+        dput(path->dentry);
+        mntput(path->mnt);
         return err;
 loop:
         path_release(nd);
+        dput(path->dentry);
+        mntput(path->mnt);
         return err;
 }
 
@@ -783,10 +788,7 @@ static fastcall int __link_path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd)
                         goto out_dput;
 
                 if (inode->i_op->follow_link) {
-                        mntget(next.mnt);
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
-                        dput(next.dentry);
-                        mntput(next.mnt);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
                         err = -ENOENT;
@@ -837,10 +839,7 @@ last_component:
                 inode = next.dentry->d_inode;
                 if ((lookup_flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW)
                     && inode && inode->i_op && inode->i_op->follow_link) {
-                        mntget(next.mnt);
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
-                        dput(next.dentry);
-                        mntput(next.mnt);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
                         inode = nd->dentry->d_inode;