diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index fa8df81ce8ca..1d93cb4f7c5f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void path_release(struct nameidata *nd)
 void path_release_on_umount(struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	dput(nd->dentry);
-	_mntput(nd->mnt);
+	mntput_no_expire(nd->mnt);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/mount.h b/include/linux/mount.h
index 196d2d6de4a3..74b4727a4e30 100644
--- a/include/linux/mount.h
+++ b/include/linux/mount.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static inline struct vfsmount *mntget(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 
 extern void __mntput(struct vfsmount *mnt);
 
-static inline void _mntput(struct vfsmount *mnt)
+static inline void mntput_no_expire(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	if (mnt) {
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&mnt->mnt_count))
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static inline void mntput(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 {
 	if (mnt) {
 		mnt->mnt_expiry_mark = 0;
-		_mntput(mnt);
+		mntput_no_expire(mnt);
 	}
 }