diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 9580abe..ce2d954 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -291,19 +291,17 @@
  * returns the struct proc_dir_entry for "/proc/tty/driver", and
  * returns "serial" in residual.
  */
-static int xlate_proc_name(const char *name,
-			   struct proc_dir_entry **ret, const char **residual)
+static int __xlate_proc_name(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry **ret,
+			     const char **residual)
 {
 	const char     		*cp = name, *next;
 	struct proc_dir_entry	*de;
 	int			len;
-	int 			rtn = 0;
 
 	de = *ret;
 	if (!de)
 		de = &proc_root;
 
-	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 	while (1) {
 		next = strchr(cp, '/');
 		if (!next)
@@ -314,17 +312,24 @@
 			if (proc_match(len, cp, de))
 				break;
 		}
-		if (!de) {
-			rtn = -ENOENT;
-			goto out;
-		}
+		if (!de)
+			return -ENOENT;
 		cp += len + 1;
 	}
 	*residual = cp;
 	*ret = de;
-out:
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int xlate_proc_name(const char *name, struct proc_dir_entry **ret,
+			   const char **residual)
+{
+	int rv;
+
+	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	rv = __xlate_proc_name(name, ret, residual);
 	spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
-	return rtn;
+	return rv;
 }
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(proc_inum_ida);
@@ -797,11 +802,13 @@
 	const char *fn = name;
 	int len;
 
-	if (xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0)
+	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
+	if (__xlate_proc_name(name, &parent, &fn) != 0) {
+		spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 		return;
+	}
 	len = strlen(fn);
 
-	spin_lock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 	for (p = &parent->subdir; *p; p=&(*p)->next ) {
 		if (proc_match(len, fn, *p)) {
 			de = *p;