diff --git a/fs/nfs/cache_lib.c b/fs/nfs/cache_lib.c
index 8469031..c98b439 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/cache_lib.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/cache_lib.c
@@ -113,19 +113,18 @@
 
 int nfs_cache_register(struct cache_detail *cd)
 {
-	struct nameidata nd;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
+	struct path path;
 	int ret;
 
 	mnt = rpc_get_mount();
 	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
 		return PTR_ERR(mnt);
-	ret = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, "/cache", 0, &nd);
+	ret = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, "/cache", 0, &path);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
-	ret = sunrpc_cache_register_pipefs(nd.path.dentry,
-			cd->name, 0600, cd);
-	path_put(&nd.path);
+	ret = sunrpc_cache_register_pipefs(path.dentry, cd->name, 0600, cd);
+	path_put(&path);
 	if (!ret)
 		return ret;
 err:
diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index ce40e5c..b961cea 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -2773,16 +2773,12 @@
 static struct dentry *nfs_follow_remote_path(struct vfsmount *root_mnt,
 		const char *export_path)
 {
-	struct nameidata *nd = NULL;
 	struct mnt_namespace *ns_private;
 	struct super_block *s;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
+	struct path path;
 	int ret;
 
-	nd = kmalloc(sizeof(*nd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (nd == NULL)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
 	ns_private = create_mnt_ns(root_mnt);
 	ret = PTR_ERR(ns_private);
 	if (IS_ERR(ns_private))
@@ -2793,7 +2789,7 @@
 		goto out_put_mnt_ns;
 
 	ret = vfs_path_lookup(root_mnt->mnt_root, root_mnt,
-			export_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, nd);
+			export_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 
 	nfs_referral_loop_unprotect();
 	put_mnt_ns(ns_private);
@@ -2801,12 +2797,11 @@
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 
-	s = nd->path.mnt->mnt_sb;
+	s = path.mnt->mnt_sb;
 	atomic_inc(&s->s_active);
-	dentry = dget(nd->path.dentry);
+	dentry = dget(path.dentry);
 
-	path_put(&nd->path);
-	kfree(nd);
+	path_put(&path);
 	down_write(&s->s_umount);
 	return dentry;
 out_put_mnt_ns:
@@ -2814,7 +2809,6 @@
 out_mntput:
 	mntput(root_mnt);
 out_err:
-	kfree(nd);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }