diff --git a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
index cf8822103f50..ca276634fd58 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2467,8 +2467,9 @@ static void smb2_update_xattrs(struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon,
 	}
 }
 
-static int smb2_creat(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct path *path, char *name,
-		      int open_flags, umode_t posix_mode, bool is_dir)
+static int smb2_creat(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct path *parent_path,
+		      struct path *path, char *name, int open_flags,
+		      umode_t posix_mode, bool is_dir)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon = work->tcon;
 	struct ksmbd_share_config *share = tcon->share_conf;
@@ -2495,7 +2496,7 @@ static int smb2_creat(struct ksmbd_work *work, struct path *path, char *name,
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(work, name, 0, path, 0);
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(work, name, 0, parent_path, path, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		pr_err("cannot get linux path (%s), err = %d\n",
 		       name, rc);
@@ -2565,7 +2566,7 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 	struct ksmbd_tree_connect *tcon = work->tcon;
 	struct smb2_create_req *req;
 	struct smb2_create_rsp *rsp;
-	struct path path;
+	struct path path, parent_path;
 	struct ksmbd_share_config *share = tcon->share_conf;
 	struct ksmbd_file *fp = NULL;
 	struct file *filp = NULL;
@@ -2786,7 +2787,8 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 		goto err_out1;
 	}
 
-	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(work, name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS, &path, 1);
+	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(work, name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS,
+					&parent_path, &path, 1);
 	if (!rc) {
 		file_present = true;
 
@@ -2906,7 +2908,8 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 	/*create file if not present */
 	if (!file_present) {
-		rc = smb2_creat(work, &path, name, open_flags, posix_mode,
+		rc = smb2_creat(work, &parent_path, &path, name, open_flags,
+				posix_mode,
 				req->CreateOptions & FILE_DIRECTORY_FILE_LE);
 		if (rc) {
 			if (rc == -ENOENT) {
@@ -3321,8 +3324,9 @@ int smb2_open(struct ksmbd_work *work)
 
 err_out:
 	if (file_present || created) {
-		inode_unlock(d_inode(path.dentry->d_parent));
-		dput(path.dentry);
+		inode_unlock(d_inode(parent_path.dentry));
+		path_put(&path);
+		path_put(&parent_path);
 	}
 	ksmbd_revert_fsids(work);
 err_out1:
@@ -5545,7 +5549,7 @@ static int smb2_create_link(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 			    struct nls_table *local_nls)
 {
 	char *link_name = NULL, *target_name = NULL, *pathname = NULL;
-	struct path path;
+	struct path path, parent_path;
 	bool file_present = false;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -5575,7 +5579,7 @@ static int smb2_create_link(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 
 	ksmbd_debug(SMB, "target name is %s\n", target_name);
 	rc = ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(work, link_name, LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS,
-					&path, 0);
+					&parent_path, &path, 0);
 	if (rc) {
 		if (rc != -ENOENT)
 			goto out;
@@ -5605,8 +5609,9 @@ static int smb2_create_link(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 out:
 	if (file_present) {
-		inode_unlock(d_inode(path.dentry->d_parent));
+		inode_unlock(d_inode(parent_path.dentry));
 		path_put(&path);
+		path_put(&parent_path);
 	}
 	if (!IS_ERR(link_name))
 		kfree(link_name);
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index e35914457350..fd06d267de61 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_lock_parent(struct dentry *parent, struct dentry *child)
 
 static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 					char *pathname, unsigned int flags,
+					struct path *parent_path,
 					struct path *path)
 {
 	struct qstr last;
 	struct filename *filename;
 	struct path *root_share_path = &share_conf->vfs_path;
 	int err, type;
-	struct path parent_path;
 	struct dentry *d;
 
 	if (pathname[0] == '\0') {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 		return PTR_ERR(filename);
 
 	err = vfs_path_parent_lookup(filename, flags,
-				     &parent_path, &last, &type,
+				     parent_path, &last, &type,
 				     root_share_path);
 	if (err) {
 		putname(filename);
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(type != LAST_NORM)) {
-		path_put(&parent_path);
+		path_put(parent_path);
 		putname(filename);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	inode_lock_nested(parent_path.dentry->d_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	d = lookup_one_qstr_excl(&last, parent_path.dentry, 0);
+	inode_lock_nested(parent_path->dentry->d_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+	d = lookup_one_qstr_excl(&last, parent_path->dentry, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(d))
 		goto err_out;
 
@@ -108,15 +108,20 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf,
 	}
 
 	path->dentry = d;
-	path->mnt = share_conf->vfs_path.mnt;
-	path_put(&parent_path);
-	putname(filename);
+	path->mnt = mntget(parent_path->mnt);
+
+	err = follow_down(path, 0);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		path_put(path);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
 
+	putname(filename);
 	return 0;
 
 err_out:
-	inode_unlock(parent_path.dentry->d_inode);
-	path_put(&parent_path);
+	inode_unlock(d_inode(parent_path->dentry));
+	path_put(parent_path);
 	putname(filename);
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
@@ -1194,14 +1199,14 @@ static int ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(const struct path *dir, char *name,
  * Return:	0 on success, otherwise error
  */
 int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
-			       unsigned int flags, struct path *path,
-			       bool caseless)
+			       unsigned int flags, struct path *parent_path,
+			       struct path *path, bool caseless)
 {
 	struct ksmbd_share_config *share_conf = work->tcon->share_conf;
 	int err;
-	struct path parent_path;
 
-	err = ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(share_conf, name, flags, path);
+	err = ksmbd_vfs_path_lookup_locked(share_conf, name, flags, parent_path,
+					   path);
 	if (!err)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1216,10 +1221,10 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 		path_len = strlen(filepath);
 		remain_len = path_len;
 
-		parent_path = share_conf->vfs_path;
-		path_get(&parent_path);
+		*parent_path = share_conf->vfs_path;
+		path_get(parent_path);
 
-		while (d_can_lookup(parent_path.dentry)) {
+		while (d_can_lookup(parent_path->dentry)) {
 			char *filename = filepath + path_len - remain_len;
 			char *next = strchrnul(filename, '/');
 			size_t filename_len = next - filename;
@@ -1228,7 +1233,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 			if (filename_len == 0)
 				break;
 
-			err = ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(&parent_path, filename,
+			err = ksmbd_vfs_lookup_in_dir(parent_path, filename,
 						      filename_len,
 						      work->conn->um);
 			if (err)
@@ -1245,8 +1250,8 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 				goto out2;
 			else if (is_last)
 				goto out1;
-			path_put(&parent_path);
-			parent_path = *path;
+			path_put(parent_path);
+			*parent_path = *path;
 
 			next[0] = '/';
 			remain_len -= filename_len + 1;
@@ -1254,16 +1259,17 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 
 		err = -EINVAL;
 out2:
-		path_put(&parent_path);
+		path_put(parent_path);
 out1:
 		kfree(filepath);
 	}
 
 	if (!err) {
-		err = ksmbd_vfs_lock_parent(parent_path.dentry, path->dentry);
-		if (err)
-			dput(path->dentry);
-		path_put(&parent_path);
+		err = ksmbd_vfs_lock_parent(parent_path->dentry, path->dentry);
+		if (err) {
+			path_put(path);
+			path_put(parent_path);
+		}
 	}
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.h b/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
index 80039312c255..72f9fb4b48d1 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.h
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_xattr_stream_name(char *stream_name, char **xattr_stream_name,
 int ksmbd_vfs_remove_xattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			   const struct path *path, char *attr_name);
 int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
-			       unsigned int flags, struct path *path,
-			       bool caseless);
+			       unsigned int flags, struct path *parent_path,
+			       struct path *path, bool caseless);
 struct dentry *ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_create(struct ksmbd_work *work,
 					  const char *name,
 					  unsigned int flags,
