1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 856b2f5da51d..b3780e3fc88e 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1152,14 +1152,12 @@ static int fastcall do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name,
 
                 fput_light(file, fput_needed);
         }
-        current->total_link_count = 0;
-        retval = link_path_walk(name, nd);
+
+        retval = path_walk(name, nd);
 out:
-        if (likely(retval == 0)) {
-                if (unlikely(!audit_dummy_context() && nd && nd->dentry &&
+        if (unlikely(!retval && !audit_dummy_context() && nd->dentry &&
                                 nd->dentry->d_inode))
                 audit_inode(name, nd->dentry->d_inode);
-        }
 out_fail:
         return retval;