diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index 4661ad7..b3bb955 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
 		goto out_no_rw;
 	}
-	sb->s_root = d_alloc_root(inode);
+	sb->s_root = d_make_root(inode);
 	if (!sb->s_root)
 		goto out_no_root;
 
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@
 
 out_no_root:
 	jfs_err("jfs_read_super: get root dentry failed");
-	iput(inode);
 
 out_no_rw:
 	rc = jfs_umount(sb);