}
 
 static int autofs_getpath(struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
-                         struct dentry *dentry, char **name)
+                         struct dentry *dentry, char *name)
 {
        struct dentry *root = sbi->sb->s_root;
        struct dentry *tmp;
        unsigned seq;
 
 rename_retry:
-       buf = *name;
+       buf = name;
        len = 0;
 
        seq = read_seqbegin(&rename_lock);
        if (IS_ROOT(dentry) && autofs_type_trigger(sbi->type))
                qstr.len = sprintf(name, "%p", dentry);
        else {
-               qstr.len = autofs_getpath(sbi, dentry, &name);
+               qstr.len = autofs_getpath(sbi, dentry, name);
                if (!qstr.len) {
                        kfree(name);
                        return -ENOENT;