--- linux-2.6.16-w/fs/namei.c	2006-07-10 11:43:11.000000000 +0400
+++ linux-2.6.16/fs/namei.c	2006-07-10 11:53:36.000000000 +0400
@@ -1774,8 +1774,15 @@ do_link:
 	if (error)
 		goto exit_dput;
 	error = __do_follow_link(&path, nd);
-	if (error)
+	if (error) {
+		/* Does someone understand code flow here? Or it is only
+		 * me so stupid? Anathema to whoever designed this non-sense
+		 * with "intent.open".
+		 */
+		if (!IS_ERR(nd->intent.open.file))
+			release_open_intent(nd);
 		return error;
+	}
 	nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_PARENT;
 	if (nd->last_type == LAST_BIND)
 		goto ok;