struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
-static inline int __do_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
+static inline int __do_follow_link(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
        int error;
+       struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
 
        touch_atime(nd->mnt, dentry);
        nd_set_link(nd, NULL);
+
+       mntget(path->mnt);
        error = dentry->d_inode->i_op->follow_link(dentry, nd);
        if (!error) {
                char *s = nd_get_link(nd);
                if (dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link)
                        dentry->d_inode->i_op->put_link(dentry, nd);
        }
+       dput(dentry);
+       mntput(path->mnt);
 
        return error;
 }
        current->link_count++;
        current->total_link_count++;
        nd->depth++;
-       mntget(path->mnt);
-       err = __do_follow_link(path->dentry, nd);
-       dput(path->dentry);
-       mntput(path->mnt);
+       err = __do_follow_link(path, nd);
        current->link_count--;
        nd->depth--;
        return err;
        error = security_inode_follow_link(path.dentry, nd);
        if (error)
                goto exit_dput;
-       mntget(path.mnt);
-       error = __do_follow_link(path.dentry, nd);
-       dput(path.dentry);
-       mntput(path.mnt);
+       error = __do_follow_link(&path, nd);
        path.mnt = nd->mnt;
        if (error)
                return error;