Index: sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
===================================================================
--- sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
+++ sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.c
@@ -899,15 +899,10 @@
 
 	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;
@@ -919,6 +914,7 @@
 		error = kern_utimesat(td, dfd, args->filename, UIO_USERSPACE,
 		    tvp, UIO_SYSSPACE);
 	} else {
+		LCONVPATHEXIST_AT(td, args->filename, &fname, dfd);
 		error = kern_utimesat(td, dfd, fname, UIO_SYSSPACE, tvp, UIO_SYSSPACE);
 		LFREEPATH(fname);
 	}