diff --git a/fs/ext2/dir.c b/fs/ext2/dir.c
index 11a49ce..9a0fc40 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/dir.c
@@ -354,11 +354,11 @@
  * (as a parameter - res_dir). Page is returned mapped and unlocked.
  * Entry is guaranteed to be valid.
  */
-struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * ext2_find_entry (struct inode * dir,
-			struct dentry *dentry, struct page ** res_page)
+struct ext2_dir_entry_2 *ext2_find_entry (struct inode * dir,
+			struct qstr *child, struct page ** res_page)
 {
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
-	int namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+	const char *name = child->name;
+	int namelen = child->len;
 	unsigned reclen = EXT2_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
 	unsigned long start, n;
 	unsigned long npages = dir_pages(dir);
@@ -431,13 +431,13 @@
 	return de;
 }
 
-ino_t ext2_inode_by_name(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+ino_t ext2_inode_by_name(struct inode *dir, struct qstr *child)
 {
 	ino_t res = 0;
-	struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * de;
+	struct ext2_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	struct page *page;
 	
-	de = ext2_find_entry (dir, dentry, &page);
+	de = ext2_find_entry (dir, child, &page);
 	if (de) {
 		res = le32_to_cpu(de->inode);
 		ext2_put_page(page);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/ext2.h b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
index bae998c..3203042 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/ext2.h
+++ b/fs/ext2/ext2.h
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@
 
 /* dir.c */
 extern int ext2_add_link (struct dentry *, struct inode *);
-extern ino_t ext2_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
+extern ino_t ext2_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct qstr *);
 extern int ext2_make_empty(struct inode *, struct inode *);
-extern struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * ext2_find_entry (struct inode *,struct dentry *, struct page **);
+extern struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * ext2_find_entry (struct inode *,struct qstr *, struct page **);
 extern int ext2_delete_entry (struct ext2_dir_entry_2 *, struct page *);
 extern int ext2_empty_dir (struct inode *);
 extern struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * ext2_dotdot (struct inode *, struct page **);
diff --git a/fs/ext2/namei.c b/fs/ext2/namei.c
index a1b328a..2a74725 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/namei.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	if (dentry->d_name.len > EXT2_NAME_LEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	ino = ext2_inode_by_name(dir, dentry);
+	ino = ext2_inode_by_name(dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	inode = NULL;
 	if (ino) {
 		inode = ext2_iget(dir->i_sb, ino);
@@ -72,13 +72,8 @@
 
 struct dentry *ext2_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 {
-	unsigned long ino;
-	struct dentry dotdot;
-
-	dotdot.d_name.name = "..";
-	dotdot.d_name.len = 2;
-
-	ino = ext2_inode_by_name(child->d_inode, &dotdot);
+	struct qstr dotdot = {.name = "..", .len = 2};
+	unsigned long ino = ext2_inode_by_name(child->d_inode, &dotdot);
 	if (!ino)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	return d_obtain_alias(ext2_iget(child->d_inode->i_sb, ino));
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@
 	struct page * page;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 
-	de = ext2_find_entry (dir, dentry, &page);
+	de = ext2_find_entry (dir, &dentry->d_name, &page);
 	if (!de)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -288,7 +283,7 @@
 	struct ext2_dir_entry_2 * old_de;
 	int err = -ENOENT;
 
-	old_de = ext2_find_entry (old_dir, old_dentry, &old_page);
+	old_de = ext2_find_entry (old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name, &old_page);
 	if (!old_de)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -308,7 +303,7 @@
 			goto out_dir;
 
 		err = -ENOENT;
-		new_de = ext2_find_entry (new_dir, new_dentry, &new_page);
+		new_de = ext2_find_entry (new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name, &new_page);
 		if (!new_de)
 			goto out_dir;
 		inode_inc_link_count(old_inode);