--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ struct dentry *ovl_lookup(struct inode *
 
 struct file *ovl_path_open(struct path *path, int flags)
 {
-	path_get(path);
 	return dentry_open(path, flags, current_cred());
 }