diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index 89accc626b86..b2c65e034f5d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@ pfm_alloc_file(pfm_context_t *ctx)
 	/*
 	 * allocate a new dcache entry
 	 */
-	path.dentry = d_alloc(pfmfs_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root, &this);
+	path.dentry = d_alloc(pfmfs_mnt->mnt_root, &this);
 	if (!path.dentry) {
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
index 2278dad886e2..0a4613df6c30 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/inode.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int fs_create_by_name (const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	 */
 	if (!parent ) {
 		if (usbfs_mount && usbfs_mount->mnt_sb) {
-			parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+			parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_root;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static int create_special_files (void)
 
 	ignore_mount = 0;
 
-	parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+	parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_root;
 	devices_usbfs_dentry = fs_create_file ("devices",
 					       listmode | S_IFREG, parent,
 					       NULL, &usbfs_devices_fops,
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static void usbfs_add_bus(struct usb_bus *bus)
 
 	sprintf (name, "%03d", bus->busnum);
 
-	parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+	parent = usbfs_mount->mnt_root;
 	bus->usbfs_dentry = fs_create_file (name, busmode | S_IFDIR, parent,
 					    bus, NULL, busuid, busgid);
 	if (bus->usbfs_dentry == NULL) {
diff --git a/fs/configfs/dir.c b/fs/configfs/dir.c
index 9a37a9b6de3a..36b1d7aadba1 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/dir.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int configfs_create_dir(struct config_item * item, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (item->ci_parent)
 		parent = item->ci_parent->ci_dentry;
 	else if (configfs_mount && configfs_mount->mnt_sb)
-		parent = configfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+		parent = configfs_mount->mnt_root;
 	else
 		return -EFAULT;
 
diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index f3a257d7a985..c9dc08d0c100 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int debugfs_create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	 * have around.
 	 */
 	if (!parent)
-		parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+		parent = debugfs_mount->mnt_root;
 
 	*dentry = NULL;
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
diff --git a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
index 30883a7adacb..d92f4ce80925 100644
--- a/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
+++ b/fs/hppfs/hppfs.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ static int hppfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *d, int silent)
 	sb->s_fs_info = proc_mnt;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	root_inode = get_inode(sb, dget(proc_mnt->mnt_sb->s_root));
+	root_inode = get_inode(sb, dget(proc_mnt->mnt_root));
 	if (!root_inode)
 		goto out_mntput;
 
diff --git a/security/inode.c b/security/inode.c
index c4df2fbebe6b..a67004f9d106 100644
--- a/security/inode.c
+++ b/security/inode.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int create_by_name(const char *name, mode_t mode,
 	 * have around.
 	 */
 	if (!parent)
-		parent = mount->mnt_sb->s_root;
+		parent = mount->mnt_root;
 
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	*dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));