diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c283a1e..208c6aa 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -140,21 +140,19 @@
 
 static char *getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 {
-	char *tmp, *result;
+	char *result = __getname();
+	int retval;
 
-	result = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	tmp = __getname();
-	if (tmp)  {
-		int retval = do_getname(filename, tmp);
+	if (!result)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-		result = tmp;
-		if (retval < 0) {
-			if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
-				*empty = 1;
-			if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
-				__putname(tmp);
-				result = ERR_PTR(retval);
-			}
+	retval = do_getname(filename, result);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		if (retval == -ENOENT && empty)
+			*empty = 1;
+		if (retval != -ENOENT || !(flags & LOOKUP_EMPTY)) {
+			__putname(result);
+			return ERR_PTR(retval);
 		}
 	}
 	audit_getname(result);