1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 527119afb6a5..5b961eb71cbf 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1698,8 +1698,11 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
         if (error)
                 return ERR_PTR(error);
         error = path_walk(pathname, &nd);
-        if (error)
+        if (error) {
+                if (nd.root.mnt)
+                        path_put(&nd.root);
                 return ERR_PTR(error);
+        }
         if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context()))
                 audit_inode(pathname, nd.path.dentry);
 
@@ -1759,6 +1762,8 @@ do_last:
                 }
                 filp = nameidata_to_filp(&nd, open_flag);
                 mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+                if (nd.root.mnt)
+                        path_put(&nd.root);
                 return filp;
         }
 
@@ -1819,6 +1824,8 @@ ok:
          */
         if (will_write)
                 mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt);
+        if (nd.root.mnt)
+                path_put(&nd.root);
         return filp;
 
 exit_mutex_unlock:
@@ -1859,6 +1866,8 @@ do_link:
                  * with "intent.open".
                  */
                 release_open_intent(&nd);
+                if (nd.root.mnt)
+                        path_put(&nd.root);
                 return ERR_PTR(error);
         }
         nd.flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;