static inline void put_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
-       struct saved *last = nd->stack + nd->depth;
+       struct saved *last = nd->stack + --nd->depth;
        struct inode *inode = last->link.dentry->d_inode;
        if (last->cookie && inode->i_op->put_link)
                inode->i_op->put_link(last->link.dentry, last->cookie);
                        err = 0;
                        if (unlikely(!s)) {
                                /* jumped */
-                               nd->depth--;
                                put_link(nd);
                        } else {
                                if (*s == '/') {
        }
        terminate_walk(nd);
 Err:
-       while (unlikely(nd->depth > 1)) {
-               nd->depth--;
+       while (unlikely(nd->depth > 1))
                put_link(nd);
-       }
        return err;
 OK:
        if (unlikely(nd->depth > 1)) {
                name = nd->stack[nd->depth - 1].name;
                err = walk_component(nd, LOOKUP_FOLLOW);
-               nd->depth--;
                put_link(nd);
                goto Walked;
        }
        }
        nd->inode = nd->path.dentry->d_inode;
        error = link_path_walk(s, nd);
-       if (unlikely(error)) {
-               nd->depth--;
+       if (unlikely(error))
                put_link(nd);
-               return error;
-       }
-       return 0;
+       return error;
 }
 
 static inline int lookup_last(struct nameidata *nd)
                        if (err)
                                break;
                        err = lookup_last(nd);
-                       nd->depth--;
                        put_link(nd);
                }
        }
                if (err)
                        break;
                err = mountpoint_last(nd, path);
-               nd->depth--;
                put_link(nd);
        }
 out:
                if (unlikely(error))
                        break;
                error = do_last(nd, file, op, &opened, pathname);
-               nd->depth--;
                put_link(nd);
        }
 out: