diff --git a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
index aa9103f..abf645c 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@
 		 * corresponding to the autofs fs we want to open.
 		 */
 
-		filp = dentry_open(path.dentry, path.mnt, O_RDONLY,
-				   current_cred());
+		filp = dentry_open(&path, O_RDONLY, current_cred());
+		path_put(&path);
 		if (IS_ERR(filp)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(filp);
 			goto out;