1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index ab93fcfef254..46e6bd2d4f07 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -116,10 +116,15 @@ nfsd_cross_mnt(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct dentry **dpp,
         }
         if ((exp->ex_flags & NFSEXP_CROSSMOUNT) || EX_NOHIDE(exp2)) {
                 /* successfully crossed mount point */
-                exp_put(exp);
-                *expp = exp2;
+                /*
+                 * This is subtle: dentry is *not* under mnt at this point.
+                 * The only reason we are safe is that original mnt is pinned
+                 * down by exp, so we should dput before putting exp.
+                 */
                 dput(dentry);
                 *dpp = mounts;
+                exp_put(exp);
+                *expp = exp2;
         } else {
                 exp_put(exp2);
                 dput(mounts);