diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index 0e3c092..c0353df 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@
 	struct cachefiles_cache *cache;
 	mm_segment_t old_fs;
 	struct file *file;
+	struct path path;
 	loff_t pos, eof;
 	size_t len;
 	void *data;
@@ -916,10 +917,9 @@
 
 	/* write the page to the backing filesystem and let it store it in its
 	 * own time */
-	dget(object->backer);
-	mntget(cache->mnt);
-	file = dentry_open(object->backer, cache->mnt, O_RDWR,
-			   cache->cache_cred);
+	path.mnt = cache->mnt;
+	path.dentry = object->backer;
+	file = dentry_open(&path, O_RDWR, cache->cache_cred);
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(file);
 	} else {