diff --git a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
index 76d6ec542509..2c548e8efef0 100644
--- a/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/smb/server/vfs.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ static bool __caseless_lookup(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 	if (cmp < 0)
 		cmp = strncasecmp((char *)buf->private, name, namlen);
 	if (!cmp) {
-		memcpy((char *)buf->private, name, namlen);
+		memcpy((char *)buf->private, name, buf->used);
 		buf->dirent_count = 1;
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -1230,10 +1230,7 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 		char *filepath;
 		size_t path_len, remain_len;
 
-		filepath = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!filepath)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
+		filepath = name;
 		path_len = strlen(filepath);
 		remain_len = path_len;
 
@@ -1276,10 +1273,9 @@ int ksmbd_vfs_kern_path_locked(struct ksmbd_work *work, char *name,
 		err = -EINVAL;
 out2:
 		path_put(parent_path);
-out1:
-		kfree(filepath);
 	}
 
+out1:
 	if (!err) {
 		err = mnt_want_write(parent_path->mnt);
 		if (err) {