diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 697f8820..b734782 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -3044,7 +3044,7 @@ long do_mount(const char *dev_name, const char __user *dir_name,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* ... and get the mountpoint */
-	retval = user_path(dir_name, &path);
+	retval = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, dir_name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &path);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
@@ -3591,11 +3591,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(pivot_root, const char __user *, new_root,
 	if (!may_mount())
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	error = user_path_dir(new_root, &new);
+	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, new_root,
+			     LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &new);
 	if (error)
 		goto out0;
 
-	error = user_path_dir(put_old, &old);
+	error = user_path_at(AT_FDCWD, put_old,
+			     LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &old);
 	if (error)
 		goto out1;