diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9880814..1ab641f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -945,9 +945,6 @@
 		path->dentry = mounted->mnt_root;
 		nd->seq = read_seqcount_begin(&path->dentry->d_seq);
 	}
-
-	if (unlikely(path->dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT))
-		return false;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1164,8 +1161,11 @@
 		}
 		path->mnt = mnt;
 		path->dentry = dentry;
-		if (likely(__follow_mount_rcu(nd, path, inode)))
-			return 0;
+		if (unlikely(!__follow_mount_rcu(nd, path, inode)))
+			goto unlazy;
+		if (unlikely(path->dentry->d_flags & DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT))
+			goto unlazy;
+		return 0;
 unlazy:
 		if (unlazy_walk(nd, dentry))
 			return -ECHILD;