diff --git a/fs/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsctl.c
index c043136a82c..51f1b31acbf 100644
--- a/fs/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsctl.c
@@ -23,19 +23,15 @@
 static struct file *do_open(char *name, int flags)
 {
 	struct nameidata nd;
+	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	int error;
 
-	nd.mnt = do_kern_mount("nfsd", 0, "nfsd", NULL);
+	mnt = do_kern_mount("nfsd", 0, "nfsd", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(mnt))
+		return (struct file *)mnt;
 
-	if (IS_ERR(nd.mnt))
-		return (struct file *)nd.mnt;
-
-	nd.dentry = dget(nd.mnt->mnt_root);
-	nd.last_type = LAST_ROOT;
-	nd.flags = 0;
-	nd.depth = 0;
-
-	error = path_walk(name, &nd);
+	error = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt, name, 0, &nd);
+	mntput(mnt);	/* drop do_kern_mount reference */
 	if (error)
 		return ERR_PTR(error);