diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 186bd2464fd5a842480a37c55b57d60d9164cf86..6f0dc40f88c5f443e54b18a82aa51c5681d2d316 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1438,10 +1438,8 @@ static int path_parent_directory(struct path *path)
 static int follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	while(1) {
-		if (nd->path.dentry == nd->root.dentry &&
-		    nd->path.mnt == nd->root.mnt) {
+		if (path_equal(&nd->path, &nd->root))
 			break;
-		}
 		if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
 			int ret = path_parent_directory(&nd->path);
 			if (ret)