diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 739b751aa73eae6a6c0afe2399d9e528fdfecd7b..f711921094576c8b46f2aefe50d76da75bfe1c68 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -446,74 +446,52 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(chroot, const char __user *, filename)
 	return error;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fchmod, unsigned int, fd, mode_t, mode)
+static int chmod_common(struct path *path, umode_t mode)
 {
-	struct inode * inode;
-	struct dentry * dentry;
-	struct file * file;
-	int err = -EBADF;
+	struct inode *inode = path->dentry->d_inode;
 	struct iattr newattrs;
+	int error;
 
-	file = fget(fd);
-	if (!file)
-		goto out;
-
-	dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	inode = dentry->d_inode;
-
-	audit_inode(NULL, dentry);
-
-	err = mnt_want_write_file(file);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_putf;
+	error = mnt_want_write(path->mnt);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	err = security_path_chmod(dentry, file->f_vfsmnt, mode);
-	if (err)
+	error = security_path_chmod(path->dentry, path->mnt, mode);
+	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
-		mode = inode->i_mode;
 	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
 	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
-	err = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
+	error = notify_change(path->dentry, &newattrs);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	mnt_drop_write(file->f_path.mnt);
-out_putf:
-	fput(file);
-out:
+	mnt_drop_write(path->mnt);
+	return error;
+}
+
+SYSCALL_DEFINE2(fchmod, unsigned int, fd, mode_t, mode)
+{
+	struct file * file;
+	int err = -EBADF;
+
+	file = fget(fd);
+	if (file) {
+		audit_inode(NULL, file->f_path.dentry);
+		err = chmod_common(&file->f_path, mode);
+		fput(file);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchmodat, int, dfd, const char __user *, filename, mode_t, mode)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
-	struct iattr newattrs;
 
 	error = user_path_at(dfd, filename, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
-	inode = path.dentry->d_inode;
-
-	error = mnt_want_write(path.mnt);
-	if (error)
-		goto dput_and_out;
-	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	error = security_path_chmod(path.dentry, path.mnt, mode);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_unlock;
-	if (mode == (mode_t) -1)
-		mode = inode->i_mode;
-	newattrs.ia_mode = (mode & S_IALLUGO) | (inode->i_mode & ~S_IALLUGO);
-	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE | ATTR_CTIME;
-	error = notify_change(path.dentry, &newattrs);
-out_unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	mnt_drop_write(path.mnt);
-dput_and_out:
-	path_put(&path);
-out:
+	if (!error) {
+		error = chmod_common(&path, mode);
+		path_put(&path);
+	}
 	return error;
 }