diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index c14dfac83c2bf1c8dc98f3ea21f9f3917e680555..d4d15bbc8af776f3290fb138c7856e8e3ae19b45 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ int follow_up(struct path *path)
 
 	br_read_lock(&vfsmount_lock);
 	parent = mnt->mnt_parent;
-	if (&parent->mnt == path->mnt) {
+	if (parent == mnt) {
 		br_read_unlock(&vfsmount_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}