diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 36e254d..6137475 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -626,8 +626,6 @@ out_put_lowerpath:
        path_put(&lowerpath);
 out_put_upperpath:
        path_put(&upperpath);
-out_put_root:
-       iput(root_inode);
 out_free_oe:
        kfree(oe);
 out_free_config: