1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 5153f57ee6b3..411bb3243c36 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -543,11 +543,15 @@ static inline int do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
         current->link_count++;
         current->total_link_count++;
         nd->depth++;
+        if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
+                mntput(nd->mnt);
         err = __do_follow_link(path, nd);
         current->link_count--;
         nd->depth--;
         return err;
 loop:
+        if (path->mnt != nd->mnt)
+                mntput(nd->mnt);
         dput(path->dentry);
         path_release(nd);
         return err;
@@ -801,8 +805,6 @@ static fastcall int __link_path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd)
                         goto out_dput;
 
                 if (inode->i_op->follow_link) {
-                        if (nd->mnt != next.mnt)
-                                mntput(nd->mnt);
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;
@@ -856,8 +858,6 @@ last_component:
                 inode = next.dentry->d_inode;
                 if ((lookup_flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW)
                     && inode && inode->i_op && inode->i_op->follow_link) {
-                        if (next.mnt != nd->mnt)
-                                mntput(nd->mnt);
                         err = do_follow_link(&next, nd);
                         if (err)
                                 goto return_err;