diff --git a/fs/compat.c b/fs/compat.c
index dda72e2..379a399 100644
--- a/fs/compat.c
+++ b/fs/compat.c
@@ -181,22 +181,24 @@
 		struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
-	int error = vfs_stat_fd(AT_FDCWD, filename, &stat);
+	int error;
 
-	if (!error)
-		error = cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
-	return error;
+	error = vfs_stat(filename, &stat);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	return cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
 asmlinkage long compat_sys_newlstat(char __user * filename,
 		struct compat_stat __user *statbuf)
 {
 	struct kstat stat;
-	int error = vfs_lstat_fd(AT_FDCWD, filename, &stat);
+	int error;
 
-	if (!error)
-		error = cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
-	return error;
+	error = vfs_lstat(filename, &stat);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	return cp_compat_stat(&stat, statbuf);
 }
 
 #ifndef __ARCH_WANT_STAT64