1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 3c39fa1608c5..bff27c08134c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1685,8 +1685,6 @@ static struct file *do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
                 }
                 filp = nameidata_to_filp(nd);
                 mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
-                if (nd->root.mnt)
-                        path_put(&nd->root);
                 if (!IS_ERR(filp)) {
                         error = ima_file_check(filp, acc_mode);
                         if (error) {
@@ -1726,8 +1724,6 @@ static struct file *do_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path,
         if (S_ISDIR(path->dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
                 goto exit;
         filp = finish_open(nd, open_flag, flag, acc_mode);
-        if (nd->root.mnt)
-                path_put(&nd->root);
         return filp;
 
 exit_mutex_unlock:
@@ -1737,8 +1733,6 @@ exit_dput:
 exit:
         if (!IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file))
                 release_open_intent(nd);
-        if (nd->root.mnt)
-                path_put(&nd->root);
         path_put(&nd->path);
         return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
@@ -1857,6 +1851,8 @@ do_last:
                        pathname, dir, &is_link);
         if (is_link)
                 goto do_link;
+        if (nd.root.mnt)
+                path_put(&nd.root);
         return filp;
 
 ok: