Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -895,19 +895,12 @@
 	struct timeval tv[2], *tvp = NULL;
 	char *fname;
 	int error, dfd;
-	bool convpath;
 
-	convpath = LUSECONVPATH(td);
 	dfd = (args->dfd == LINUX_AT_FDCWD) ? AT_FDCWD : args->dfd;
-	if (convpath)
-		LCONVPATHEXIST_AT(td, args->filename, &fname, dfd);
 
 	if (args->utimes != NULL) {
-		if ((error = copyin(args->utimes, ltv, sizeof ltv))) {
-			if (convpath)
-				LFREEPATH(fname);
+		if ((error = copyin(args->utimes, ltv, sizeof ltv)))
 			return (error);
-		}
 		tv[0].tv_sec = ltv[0].tv_sec;
 		tv[0].tv_usec = ltv[0].tv_usec;
 		tv[1].tv_sec = ltv[1].tv_sec;
@@ -915,11 +908,13 @@
 		tvp = tv;
 	}
 
-	if (!convpath) {
+	if (!LUSECONVPATH(td)) {
 		error = kern_utimesat(td, dfd, args->filename, UIO_USERSPACE,
 		    tvp, UIO_SYSSPACE);
 	} else {
-		error = kern_utimesat(td, dfd, fname, UIO_SYSSPACE, tvp, UIO_SYSSPACE);
+		LCONVPATHEXIST_AT(td, args->filename, &fname, dfd);
+		error = kern_utimesat(td, dfd, fname, UIO_SYSSPACE,
+		    tvp, UIO_SYSSPACE);
 		LFREEPATH(fname);
 	}
 	return (error);