1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 0a601cae23de..b912b7abe747 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -753,9 +753,11 @@ follow_link(struct path *link, struct nameidata *nd, void **p)
 
         BUG_ON(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU);
 
+        if (link->mnt == nd->path.mnt)
+                mntget(link->mnt);
+
         if (unlikely(current->total_link_count >= 40)) {
                 *p = ERR_PTR(-ELOOP); /* no ->put_link(), please */
-                path_put_conditional(link, nd);
                 path_put(&nd->path);
                 return -ELOOP;
         }
@@ -765,9 +767,6 @@ follow_link(struct path *link, struct nameidata *nd, void **p)
         touch_atime(link->mnt, dentry);
         nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
 
-        if (link->mnt == nd->path.mnt)
-                mntget(link->mnt);
-
         error = security_inode_follow_link(link->dentry, nd);
         if (error) {
                 *p = ERR_PTR(error); /* no ->put_link(), please */