diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index fbfae008..e8bc342 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2542,7 +2542,6 @@
 	bool slash = false;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	while (dentry != root->dentry || vfsmnt != root->mnt) {
 		struct dentry * parent;
 
@@ -2572,8 +2571,6 @@
 	if (!error && !slash)
 		error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1);
 
-out:
-	br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	return error;
 
 global_root:
@@ -2590,7 +2587,7 @@
 		error = prepend(buffer, buflen, "/", 1);
 	if (!error)
 		error = is_mounted(vfsmnt) ? 1 : 2;
-	goto out;
+	return error;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2617,9 +2614,11 @@
 	int error;
 
 	prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1);
+	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
 	error = prepend_path(path, root, &res, &buflen);
 	write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+	br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 
 	if (error < 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
@@ -2636,9 +2635,11 @@
 	int error;
 
 	prepend(&res, &buflen, "\0", 1);
+	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
 	error = prepend_path(path, &root, &res, &buflen);
 	write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+	br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 
 	if (error > 1)
 		error = -EINVAL;
@@ -2702,11 +2703,13 @@
 		return path->dentry->d_op->d_dname(path->dentry, buf, buflen);
 
 	get_fs_root(current->fs, &root);
+	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
 	error = path_with_deleted(path, &root, &res, &buflen);
+	write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+	br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	if (error < 0)
 		res = ERR_PTR(error);
-	write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
 	path_put(&root);
 	return res;
 }
@@ -2830,6 +2833,7 @@
 	get_fs_root_and_pwd(current->fs, &root, &pwd);
 
 	error = -ENOENT;
+	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	write_seqlock(&rename_lock);
 	if (!d_unlinked(pwd.dentry)) {
 		unsigned long len;
@@ -2839,6 +2843,7 @@
 		prepend(&cwd, &buflen, "\0", 1);
 		error = prepend_path(&pwd, &root, &cwd, &buflen);
 		write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+		br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 
 		if (error < 0)
 			goto out;
@@ -2859,6 +2864,7 @@
 		}
 	} else {
 		write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
+		br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	}
 
 out: