diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index 11bec62..16e3923 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	path.dentry = dget(shp->shm_file->f_path.dentry);
-	path.mnt    = shp->shm_file->f_path.mnt;
+	path = shp->shm_file->f_path;
+	path_get(&path);
 	shp->shm_nattch++;
 	size = i_size_read(path.dentry->d_inode);
 	shm_unlock(shp);
@@ -889,8 +889,8 @@
 	if (!sfd)
 		goto out_put_dentry;
 
-	file = alloc_file(path.mnt, path.dentry, f_mode,
-			is_file_hugepages(shp->shm_file) ?
+	file = alloc_file(&path, f_mode,
+			  is_file_hugepages(shp->shm_file) ?
 				&shm_file_operations_huge :
 				&shm_file_operations);
 	if (!file)
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@
 out_free:
 	kfree(sfd);
 out_put_dentry:
-	dput(path.dentry);
+	path_put(&path);
 	goto out_nattch;
 }