diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index dd15711..38790da 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -893,13 +893,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_path);
  */
 int vfs_open(const struct path *path, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = d_real(path->dentry, NULL, file->f_flags, 0);
-
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
-		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
-
 	file->f_path = *path;
-	return do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(dentry), NULL);
+	return do_dentry_open(file, d_backing_inode(path->dentry), NULL);
 }
 
 struct file *dentry_open(const struct path *path, int flags,