diff --git a/fs/dcookies.c b/fs/dcookies.c
index a21cabd..dda0dc7 100644
--- a/fs/dcookies.c
+++ b/fs/dcookies.c
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@
 	/* FIXME: (deleted) ? */
 	path = d_path(&dcs->path, kbuf, PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	mutex_unlock(&dcookie_mutex);
+
 	if (IS_ERR(path)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(path);
 		goto out_free;
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@
 
 out_free:
 	kfree(kbuf);
+	return err;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dcookie_mutex);
 	return err;