diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 991e266..0ee74c3 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
 	if (unlikely(fd < 0))
 		return fd;
 
-	path.dentry = d_alloc(sock_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &name);
+	path.dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(sock_mnt->mnt_sb, &name);
 	if (unlikely(!path.dentry)) {
 		put_unused_fd(fd);
 		return -ENOMEM;