1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index fc858b1124c2..d0066e17d45d 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1650,13 +1650,16 @@ static int path_lookupat(int dfd, const char *name,
                         err = -ECHILD;
         }
 
-        if (!err)
+        if (!err) {
                 err = handle_reval_path(nd);
+                if (err)
+                        path_put(&nd->path);
+        }
 
         if (!err && nd->flags & LOOKUP_DIRECTORY) {
                 if (!nd->inode->i_op->lookup) {
                         path_put(&nd->path);
-                        return -ENOTDIR;
+                        err = -ENOTDIR;
                 }
         }