/* check that it is still dead: the count should now be 2 - as
                 * contributed by the vfsmount parent and the mntget above */
                if (atomic_read(&mnt->mnt_count) == 2) {
-                       struct vfsmount *xdmnt;
-                       struct dentry *xdentry;
+                       struct nameidata old_nd;
 
                        /* delete from the namespace */
                        list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_list);
-                       list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_child);
-                       list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_hash);
-                       mnt->mnt_mountpoint->d_mounted--;
-
-                       xdentry = mnt->mnt_mountpoint;
-                       mnt->mnt_mountpoint = mnt->mnt_root;
-                       xdmnt = mnt->mnt_parent;
-                       mnt->mnt_parent = mnt;
-
+                       detach_mnt(mnt, &old_nd);
                        spin_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
-
-                       mntput(xdmnt);
-                       dput(xdentry);
+                       path_release(&old_nd);
 
                        /* now lay it to rest if this was the last ref on the
                         * superblock */