diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 29e4077..743a005 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static char *follow_link(char *link)
 	char *name, *resolved, *end;
 	int n;
 
-	name = __getname();
+	name = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name) {
 		n = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free;
@@ -173,12 +173,11 @@ static char *follow_link(char *link)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	__putname(name);
-	kfree(link);
+	kfree(name);
 	return resolved;
 
  out_free:
-	__putname(name);
+	kfree(name);
 	return ERR_PTR(n);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 216f16e..fc8760d 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ static void set_nameidata(struct nameidata *p, int dfd, struct filename *name)
 	p->stack = p->internal;
 	p->dfd = dfd;
 	p->name = name;
+	p->path.mnt = NULL;
+	p->path.dentry = NULL;
 	p->total_link_count = old ? old->total_link_count : 0;
 	p->saved = old;
 	current->nameidata = p;
@@ -652,6 +654,8 @@ static void terminate_walk(struct nameidata *nd)
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 	nd->depth = 0;
+	nd->path.mnt = NULL;
+	nd->path.dentry = NULL;
 }
 
 /* path_put is needed afterwards regardless of success or failure */
@@ -2322,8 +2326,6 @@ static const char *path_init(struct nameidata *nd, unsigned flags)
 	}
 
 	nd->root.mnt = NULL;
-	nd->path.mnt = NULL;
-	nd->path.dentry = NULL;
 
 	/* Absolute pathname -- fetch the root (LOOKUP_IN_ROOT uses nd->dfd). */
 	if (*s == '/' && !(flags & LOOKUP_IN_ROOT)) {