diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index d20d579a022e..0f64aa412617 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ static int path_lookupat(int dfd, const char *name,
 	err = path_init(dfd, name, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, nd, &base);
 
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 
 	current->total_link_count = 0;
 	err = link_path_walk(name, nd);
@@ -1982,6 +1982,7 @@ static int path_lookupat(int dfd, const char *name,
 		}
 	}
 
+out:
 	if (base)
 		fput(base);
 
@@ -2301,7 +2302,7 @@ path_mountpoint(int dfd, const char *name, struct path *path, unsigned int flags
 
 	err = path_init(dfd, name, flags | LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd, &base);
 	if (unlikely(err))
-		return err;
+		goto out;
 
 	current->total_link_count = 0;
 	err = link_path_walk(name, &nd);