diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index 756f7e9..fbb12da 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 static void v9fs_parse_options(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses)
 {
-	char *options = v9ses->options;
+	char *options;
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
 	char *p;
 	int option;
@@ -96,9 +96,10 @@
 	v9ses->cache = 0;
 	v9ses->trans = v9fs_default_trans();
 
-	if (!options)
+	if (!v9ses->options)
 		return;
 
+	options = kstrdup(v9ses->options, GFP_KERNEL);
 	while ((p = strsep(&options, ",")) != NULL) {
 		int token;
 		if (!*p)
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 	}
+	kfree(options);
 }
 
 /**