diff --git a/fs/proc_namespace.c b/fs/proc_namespace.c
index 73ca1740d839..789e8d1e21db 100644
--- a/fs/proc_namespace.c
+++ b/fs/proc_namespace.c
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ static int show_mountinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	struct mount *r = real_mount(mnt);
 	struct super_block *sb = mnt->mnt_sb;
 	struct path mnt_path = { .dentry = mnt->mnt_root, .mnt = mnt };
-	struct path root = p->root;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	seq_printf(m, "%i %i %u:%u ", r->mnt_id, r->mnt_parent->mnt_id,
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ static int show_mountinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	seq_putc(m, ' ');
 
 	/* mountpoints outside of chroot jail will give SEQ_SKIP on this */
-	err = seq_path_root(m, &mnt_path, &root, " \t\n\\");
+	err = seq_path_root(m, &mnt_path, &p->root, " \t\n\\");
 	if (err)
 		goto out;