diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index 41feca3..acc73ba 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
 		err = path_lookup(sunname->sun_path, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
-		err = permission(nd.dentry->d_inode,MAY_WRITE, &nd);
+		err = vfs_permission(&nd, MAY_WRITE);
 		if (err)
 			goto put_fail;