struct path *path)
 {
        struct vfsmount *mnt = nd->path.mnt;
-       struct dentry *dentry = __d_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name);
+       struct dentry *dentry;
+       /*
+        * See if the low-level filesystem might want
+        * to use its own hash..
+        */
+       if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
+               int err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry, name);
+               if (err < 0)
+                       return err;
+       }
 
+       dentry = __d_lookup(nd->path.dentry, name);
        if (!dentry)
                goto need_lookup;
        if (dentry->d_op && dentry->d_op->d_revalidate)
                        case 1:
                                continue;
                }
-               /*
-                * See if the low-level filesystem might want
-                * to use its own hash..
-                */
-               if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-                       err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
-                                                           &this);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               break;
-               }
                /* This does the actual lookups.. */
                err = do_lookup(nd, &this, &next);
                if (err)
                        case 1:
                                goto return_reval;
                }
-               if (nd->path.dentry->d_op && nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash) {
-                       err = nd->path.dentry->d_op->d_hash(nd->path.dentry,
-                                                           &this);
-                       if (err < 0)
-                               break;
-               }
                err = do_lookup(nd, &this, &next);
                if (err)
                        break;