diff --git a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
index a6b13f1..8ad38bc 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/symlink.c
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(!name);
 
-	if (!kobj) {
-		if (sysfs_mount && sysfs_mount->mnt_sb)
-			parent_sd = sysfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root->d_fsdata;
-	} else
+	if (!kobj)
+		parent_sd = &sysfs_root;
+	else
 		parent_sd = kobj->sd;
 
 	error = -EFAULT;