1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 726c7ef6cdf1..e0b45b93327b 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -2046,10 +2046,9 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
                 ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: corrupt root inode, run e2fsck");
                 goto failed_mount3;
         }
-        sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(root);
+        sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
         if (!sb->s_root) {
                 ext3_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: get root dentry failed");
-                iput(root);
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
                 goto failed_mount3;
         }