diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 4f5d857f6ecb..58a972667bf8 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static char *follow_link(char *link)
 	char *name, *resolved, *end;
 	int n;
 
-	name = __getname();
+	name = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!name) {
 		n = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free;
@@ -171,12 +171,11 @@ static char *follow_link(char *link)
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	__putname(name);
-	kfree(link);
+	kfree(name);
 	return resolved;
 
  out_free:
-	__putname(name);
+	kfree(name);
 	return ERR_PTR(n);
 }