diff --git a/fs/mount.h b/fs/mount.h
index 0b6e08cf8afb..130c07c2f8d2 100644
--- a/fs/mount.h
+++ b/fs/mount.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static inline int is_mounted(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 extern struct mount *__lookup_mnt(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *);
 
 extern int __legitimize_mnt(struct vfsmount *, unsigned);
-extern bool legitimize_mnt(struct vfsmount *, unsigned);
 
 static inline bool __path_is_mountpoint(const struct path *path)
 {
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 9c50facb9769..e864d5b9eeac 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -799,13 +799,18 @@ out:
  */
 static bool try_to_unlazy_next(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned seq)
 {
+	int res;
 	BUG_ON(!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU));
 
 	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_RCU;
 	if (unlikely(!legitimize_links(nd)))
 		goto out2;
-	if (unlikely(!legitimize_mnt(nd->path.mnt, nd->m_seq)))
-		goto out2;
+	res = __legitimize_mnt(nd->path.mnt, nd->m_seq);
+	if (unlikely(res)) {
+		if (res > 0)
+			goto out2;
+		goto out1;
+	}
 	if (unlikely(!lockref_get_not_dead(&nd->path.dentry->d_lockref)))
 		goto out1;
 
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index e6a7e769d25d..68789f896f08 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ int __legitimize_mnt(struct vfsmount *bastard, unsigned seq)
 }
 
 /* call under rcu_read_lock */
-bool legitimize_mnt(struct vfsmount *bastard, unsigned seq)
+static bool legitimize_mnt(struct vfsmount *bastard, unsigned seq)
 {
 	int res = __legitimize_mnt(bastard, seq);
 	if (likely(!res))