diff --git a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
index 15f24f362208df68142e02d1ad8838a755cbc2d2..1c034b80d4082c4c3e328403749c03b8e83bdada 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 static LIST_HEAD(service_processors);
 
 static struct inode *ibmasmfs_make_inode(struct super_block *sb, int mode);
-static void ibmasmfs_create_files (struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *root);
+static void ibmasmfs_create_files (struct super_block *sb);
 static int ibmasmfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent);
 
 
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static struct file_system_type ibmasmfs_type = {
 static int ibmasmfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *root;
-	struct dentry *root_dentry;
 
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
@@ -129,12 +128,11 @@ static int ibmasmfs_fill_super (struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	root->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	root->i_fop = ibmasmfs_dir_ops;
 
-	root_dentry = d_make_root(root);
-	if (!root_dentry)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
 
-	ibmasmfs_create_files(sb, root_dentry);
+	ibmasmfs_create_files(sb);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -610,7 +608,7 @@ static const struct file_operations remote_settings_fops = {
 };
 
 
-static void ibmasmfs_create_files (struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *root)
+static void ibmasmfs_create_files (struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct service_processor *sp;
@@ -619,7 +617,7 @@ static void ibmasmfs_create_files (struct super_block *sb, struct dentry *root)
 		struct dentry *dir;
 		struct dentry *remote_dir;
 		sp = list_entry(entry, struct service_processor, node);
-		dir = ibmasmfs_create_dir(sb, root, sp->dirname);
+		dir = ibmasmfs_create_dir(sb, sb->s_root, sp->dirname);
 		if (!dir)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c b/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
index 277bb70b8d75452e84559bd9c460f0ed339b53ab..ee8fd037bb53c887de88cf67097c2c9dc710d72f 100644
--- a/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
+++ b/drivers/oprofile/oprofilefs.c
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ struct dentry *oprofilefs_mkdir(struct super_block *sb,
 static int oprofilefs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *root_inode;
-	struct dentry *root_dentry;
 
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
@@ -251,13 +250,11 @@ static int oprofilefs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	root_inode->i_op = &simple_dir_inode_operations;
 	root_inode->i_fop = &simple_dir_operations;
-	root_dentry = d_make_root(root_inode);
-	if (!root_dentry)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(root_inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sb->s_root = root_dentry;
-
-	oprofile_create_files(sb, root_dentry);
+	oprofile_create_files(sb, sb->s_root);
 
 	// FIXME: verify kill_litter_super removes our dentries
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index bdaef8e36020948b20d4f7eb24693d348c1a2ce6..06c175aee6a3ffed5ee6265fe86a7188dacdeaef 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -454,7 +454,6 @@ static const struct super_operations usbfs_ops = {
 static int usbfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *root;
 
 	sb->s_blocksize = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
@@ -462,12 +461,11 @@ static int usbfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_op = &usbfs_ops;
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	inode = usbfs_get_inode(sb, S_IFDIR | 0755, 0);
-	root = d_make_root(inode);
-	if (!root) {
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root) {
 		dbg("%s: could not get root dentry!",__func__);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = root;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
index ec7d1fb6f35abd7b88e165ddd56b190411e7ad01..f37c32b945254dc3c86564c1b0fbcfa816f87030 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
@@ -278,9 +278,7 @@ int pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id type, char *psname, u64 id,
 
 int pstore_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
-	struct dentry *root;
-	int err;
+	struct inode *inode;
 
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 
@@ -296,25 +294,17 @@ int pstore_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	parse_options(data);
 
 	inode = pstore_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | 0755, 0);
-	if (!inode) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-	/* override ramfs "dir" options so we catch unlink(2) */
-	inode->i_op = &pstore_dir_inode_operations;
-
-	root = d_make_root(inode);
-	sb->s_root = root;
-	if (!root) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
+	if (inode) {
+		/* override ramfs "dir" options so we catch unlink(2) */
+		inode->i_op = &pstore_dir_inode_operations;
 	}
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	pstore_get_records(0);
 
 	return 0;
-fail:
-	return err;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *pstore_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
diff --git a/fs/ramfs/inode.c b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
index b6612d2ed718bdbc110560b7ef09bc7238446b3f..a1fdabe21dec4e93a42bc101d6a32b480cc89c23 100644
--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -209,21 +209,19 @@ static int ramfs_parse_options(char *data, struct ramfs_mount_opts *opts)
 int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct ramfs_fs_info *fsi;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int err;
 
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 
 	fsi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ramfs_fs_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	sb->s_fs_info = fsi;
-	if (!fsi) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	if (!fsi)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	err = ramfs_parse_options(data, &fsi->mount_opts);
 	if (err)
-		goto fail;
+		return err;
 
 	sb->s_maxbytes		= MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 	sb->s_blocksize		= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
@@ -234,16 +232,10 @@ int ramfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	inode = ramfs_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | fsi->mount_opts.mode, 0);
 	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
-	if (!sb->s_root) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	if (!sb->s_root)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	return 0;
-fail:
-	kfree(fsi);
-	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-	return err;
 }
 
 struct dentry *ramfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 154243f0a27c5d88c31fc8426f96ff0867345322..9bc4a23539441be62ba1f049b99a4d361c554da7 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -2175,7 +2175,6 @@ static void shmem_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *root;
 	struct shmem_sb_info *sbinfo;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -2232,10 +2231,9 @@ int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		goto failed;
 	inode->i_uid = sbinfo->uid;
 	inode->i_gid = sbinfo->gid;
-	root = d_make_root(inode);
-	if (!root)
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
+	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto failed;
-	sb->s_root = root;
 	return 0;
 
 failed: