diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 338d08b7eae21..e3249d565c95a 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2281,9 +2281,10 @@ mountpoint_last(struct nameidata *nd, struct path *path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	path->dentry = dentry;
-	path->mnt = mntget(nd->path.mnt);
+	path->mnt = nd->path.mnt;
 	if (should_follow_link(dentry->d_inode, nd->flags & LOOKUP_FOLLOW))
 		return 1;
+	mntget(path->mnt);
 	follow_mount(path);
 	error = 0;
 out: