diff --git a/fs/f2fs/dir.c b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
index 208a804180d6..47df9252ad6a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/dir.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ next:
 	goto next;
 }
 
-int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+int __f2fs_add_link(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	unsigned int bit_pos;
 	unsigned int level;
@@ -379,17 +379,15 @@ int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
 	f2fs_hash_t dentry_hash;
 	struct f2fs_dir_entry *de;
 	unsigned int nbucket, nblock;
-	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
 	struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi = F2FS_SB(dir->i_sb);
-	const char *name = dentry->d_name.name;
-	size_t namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
+	size_t namelen = name->len;
 	struct page *dentry_page = NULL;
 	struct f2fs_dentry_block *dentry_blk = NULL;
 	int slots = GET_DENTRY_SLOTS(namelen);
 	int err = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	dentry_hash = f2fs_dentry_hash(name, dentry->d_name.len);
+	dentry_hash = f2fs_dentry_hash(name->name, name->len);
 	level = 0;
 	current_depth = F2FS_I(dir)->i_current_depth;
 	if (F2FS_I(dir)->chash == dentry_hash) {
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ start:
 	++level;
 	goto start;
 add_dentry:
-	err = init_inode_metadata(inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
+	err = init_inode_metadata(inode, dir, name);
 	if (err)
 		goto fail;
 
@@ -441,7 +439,7 @@ add_dentry:
 	de = &dentry_blk->dentry[bit_pos];
 	de->hash_code = dentry_hash;
 	de->name_len = cpu_to_le16(namelen);
-	memcpy(dentry_blk->filename[bit_pos], name, namelen);
+	memcpy(dentry_blk->filename[bit_pos], name->name, name->len);
 	de->ino = cpu_to_le32(inode->i_ino);
 	set_de_type(de, inode);
 	for (i = 0; i < slots; i++)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index bfdc10741ff1..6895ecc351ed 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -868,11 +868,17 @@ ino_t f2fs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, struct qstr *);
 void f2fs_set_link(struct inode *, struct f2fs_dir_entry *,
 				struct page *, struct inode *);
 void init_dent_inode(const struct qstr *, struct page *);
-int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
+int __f2fs_add_link(struct inode *, const struct qstr *, struct inode *);
 void f2fs_delete_entry(struct f2fs_dir_entry *, struct page *, struct inode *);
 int f2fs_make_empty(struct inode *, struct inode *);
 bool f2fs_empty_dir(struct inode *);
 
+static inline int f2fs_add_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return __f2fs_add_link(dentry->d_parent->d_inode, &dentry->d_name,
+				inode);
+}
+
 /*
  * super.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
index b571fee677d5..62000422879a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static int recover_dentry(struct page *ipage, struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct f2fs_node *raw_node = (struct f2fs_node *)kmap(ipage);
 	struct f2fs_inode *raw_inode = &(raw_node->i);
-	struct dentry dent, parent;
+	struct qstr name;
 	struct f2fs_dir_entry *de;
 	struct page *page;
 	struct inode *dir;
@@ -57,17 +57,15 @@ static int recover_dentry(struct page *ipage, struct inode *inode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	parent.d_inode = dir;
-	dent.d_parent = &parent;
-	dent.d_name.len = le32_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_namelen);
-	dent.d_name.name = raw_inode->i_name;
+	name.len = le32_to_cpu(raw_inode->i_namelen);
+	name.name = raw_inode->i_name;
 
-	de = f2fs_find_entry(dir, &dent.d_name, &page);
+	de = f2fs_find_entry(dir, &name, &page);
 	if (de) {
 		kunmap(page);
 		f2fs_put_page(page, 0);
 	} else {
-		f2fs_add_link(&dent, inode);
+		__f2fs_add_link(dir, &name, inode);
 	}
 	iput(dir);
 out: