diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index f766be2..d00c5af 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -425,13 +425,10 @@
 		if (de->namelen != dentry->d_name.len)
 			continue;
 		if (!memcmp(dentry->d_name.name, de->name, de->namelen)) {
-			unsigned int ino;
-
-			ino = de->low_ino;
 			pde_get(de);
 			spin_unlock(&proc_subdir_lock);
 			error = -EINVAL;
-			inode = proc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, ino, de);
+			inode = proc_get_inode(dir->i_sb, de);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 	}
@@ -768,12 +765,7 @@
 
 static void free_proc_entry(struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
-	unsigned int ino = de->low_ino;
-
-	if (ino < PROC_DYNAMIC_FIRST)
-		return;
-
-	release_inode_number(ino);
+	release_inode_number(de->low_ino);
 
 	if (S_ISLNK(de->mode))
 		kfree(de->data);
diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index 6bcb926..176ce4c 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -416,12 +416,11 @@
 };
 #endif
 
-struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int ino,
-				struct proc_dir_entry *de)
+struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, struct proc_dir_entry *de)
 {
 	struct inode * inode;
 
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, ino);
+	inode = iget_locked(sb, de->low_ino);
 	if (!inode)
 		return NULL;
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
@@ -471,7 +470,7 @@
 	s->s_time_gran = 1;
 	
 	pde_get(&proc_root);
-	root_inode = proc_get_inode(s, PROC_ROOT_INO, &proc_root);
+	root_inode = proc_get_inode(s, &proc_root);
 	if (!root_inode)
 		goto out_no_root;
 	root_inode->i_uid = 0;
diff --git a/fs/proc/internal.h b/fs/proc/internal.h
index 659ea6a..9ad561d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/internal.h
+++ b/fs/proc/internal.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
 extern struct vfsmount *proc_mnt;
 int proc_fill_super(struct super_block *);
-struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *, unsigned int, struct proc_dir_entry *);
+struct inode *proc_get_inode(struct super_block *, struct proc_dir_entry *);
 
 /*
  * These are generic /proc routines that use the internal