diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 6ce27d6db68..b2b22f24418 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1124,36 +1124,6 @@ int vfs_path_lookup(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-/**
- * path_lookup_open - lookup a file path with open intent
- * @dfd: the directory to use as base, or AT_FDCWD
- * @name: pointer to file name
- * @lookup_flags: lookup intent flags
- * @nd: pointer to nameidata
- * @open_flags: open intent flags
- */
-static int path_lookup_open(int dfd, const char *name,
-		unsigned int lookup_flags, struct nameidata *nd, int open_flags)
-{
-	struct file *filp = get_empty_filp();
-	int err;
-
-	if (filp == NULL)
-		return -ENFILE;
-	nd->intent.open.file = filp;
-	nd->intent.open.flags = open_flags;
-	nd->intent.open.create_mode = 0;
-	err = do_path_lookup(dfd, name, lookup_flags|LOOKUP_OPEN, nd);
-	if (IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file)) {
-		if (err == 0) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(nd->intent.open.file);
-			path_put(&nd->path);
-		}
-	} else if (err != 0)
-		release_open_intent(nd);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static struct dentry *__lookup_hash(struct qstr *name,
 		struct dentry *base, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
@@ -1664,8 +1634,22 @@ struct file *do_filp_open(int dfd, const char *pathname,
 	 * The simplest case - just a plain lookup.
 	 */
 	if (!(flag & O_CREAT)) {
-		error = path_lookup_open(dfd, pathname, lookup_flags(flag),
-					 &nd, flag);
+		filp = get_empty_filp();
+
+		if (filp == NULL)
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENFILE);
+		nd.intent.open.file = filp;
+		nd.intent.open.flags = flag;
+		nd.intent.open.create_mode = 0;
+		error = do_path_lookup(dfd, pathname,
+					lookup_flags(flag)|LOOKUP_OPEN, &nd);
+		if (IS_ERR(nd.intent.open.file)) {
+			if (error == 0) {
+				error = PTR_ERR(nd.intent.open.file);
+				path_put(&nd.path);
+			}
+		} else if (error)
+			release_open_intent(&nd);
 		if (error)
 			return ERR_PTR(error);
 		goto ok;