diff --git a/fs/devpts/inode.c b/fs/devpts/inode.c
index e31d6ed3ec32..71b901936113 100644
--- a/fs/devpts/inode.c
+++ b/fs/devpts/inode.c
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ static int devpts_ptmx_path(struct path *path)
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	int err;
 
-	/* Has the devpts filesystem already been found? */
-	if (path->mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic == DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Is a devpts filesystem at "pts" in the same directory? */
 	err = path_pts(path);
 	if (err)
@@ -159,21 +155,25 @@ static int devpts_ptmx_path(struct path *path)
 struct vfsmount *devpts_mntget(struct file *filp, struct pts_fs_info *fsi)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	path = filp->f_path;
 	path_get(&path);
 
-	err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
+	/* Has the devpts filesystem already been found? */
+	if (path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic != DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC)
+		err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
 	dput(path.dentry);
 	if (err) {
 		mntput(path.mnt);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
+
 	if (DEVPTS_SB(path.mnt->mnt_sb) != fsi) {
 		mntput(path.mnt);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 	}
+
 	return path.mnt;
 }
 
@@ -182,15 +182,19 @@ struct pts_fs_info *devpts_acquire(struct file *filp)
 	struct pts_fs_info *result;
 	struct path path;
 	struct super_block *sb;
-	int err;
 
 	path = filp->f_path;
 	path_get(&path);
 
-	err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
-	if (err) {
-		result = ERR_PTR(err);
-		goto out;
+	/* Has the devpts filesystem already been found? */
+	if (path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_magic != DEVPTS_SUPER_MAGIC) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = devpts_ptmx_path(&path);
+		if (err) {
+			result = ERR_PTR(err);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*