diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index a8d8b56cf9d2..b1a8ff612c41 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -4957,24 +4957,20 @@ int ceph_encode_dentry_release(void **p, struct dentry *dentry,
 	cl = ceph_inode_to_client(dir);
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	if (ret && di->lease_session && di->lease_session->s_mds == mds) {
+		int len = dentry->d_name.len;
 		doutc(cl, "%p mds%d seq %d\n",  dentry, mds,
 		      (int)di->lease_seq);
 		rel->dname_seq = cpu_to_le32(di->lease_seq);
 		__ceph_mdsc_drop_dentry_lease(dentry);
+		memcpy(*p, dentry->d_name.name, len);
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		if (IS_ENCRYPTED(dir) && fscrypt_has_encryption_key(dir)) {
-			int ret2 = ceph_encode_encrypted_fname(dir, dentry, *p);
-
-			if (ret2 < 0)
-				return ret2;
-
-			rel->dname_len = cpu_to_le32(ret2);
-			*p += ret2;
-		} else {
-			rel->dname_len = cpu_to_le32(dentry->d_name.len);
-			memcpy(*p, dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len);
-			*p += dentry->d_name.len;
+			len = ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(dir, *p, len);
+			if (len < 0)
+				return len;
 		}
+		rel->dname_len = cpu_to_le32(len);
+		*p += len;
 	} else {
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/crypto.c b/fs/ceph/crypto.c
index 09346b91215a..76a4a7e60270 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/crypto.c
@@ -260,23 +260,17 @@ static struct inode *parse_longname(const struct inode *parent,
 	return dir;
 }
 
-int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, struct qstr *d_name,
-				char *buf)
+int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, char *buf, int elen)
 {
 	struct ceph_client *cl = ceph_inode_to_client(parent);
 	struct inode *dir = parent;
 	char *p = buf;
 	u32 len;
-	int name_len;
-	int elen;
+	int name_len = elen;
 	int ret;
 	u8 *cryptbuf = NULL;
 
-	memcpy(buf, d_name->name, d_name->len);
-	elen = d_name->len;
-
-	name_len = elen;
-
+	buf[elen] = '\0';
 	/* Handle the special case of snapshot names that start with '_' */
 	if (ceph_snap(dir) == CEPH_SNAPDIR && *p == '_') {
 		dir = parse_longname(parent, p, &name_len);
@@ -349,14 +343,6 @@ int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, struct qstr *d_name,
 	return elen;
 }
 
-int ceph_encode_encrypted_fname(struct inode *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
-				char *buf)
-{
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!fscrypt_has_encryption_key(parent));
-
-	return ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(parent, &dentry->d_name, buf);
-}
-
 /**
  * ceph_fname_to_usr - convert a filename for userland presentation
  * @fname: ceph_fname to be converted
diff --git a/fs/ceph/crypto.h b/fs/ceph/crypto.h
index d0768239a1c9..f752bbb2eb06 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/crypto.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/crypto.h
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@ int ceph_fscrypt_prepare_context(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
 				 struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as);
 void ceph_fscrypt_as_ctx_to_req(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 				struct ceph_acl_sec_ctx *as);
-int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, struct qstr *d_name,
-				char *buf);
-int ceph_encode_encrypted_fname(struct inode *parent, struct dentry *dentry,
-				char *buf);
+int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, char *buf, int len);
 
 static inline int ceph_fname_alloc_buffer(struct inode *parent,
 					  struct fscrypt_str *fname)
@@ -194,17 +191,10 @@ static inline void ceph_fscrypt_as_ctx_to_req(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 {
 }
 
-static inline int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent,
-					      struct qstr *d_name, char *buf)
+static inline int ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(struct inode *parent, char *buf,
+					      int len)
 {
-	memcpy(buf, d_name->name, d_name->len);
-	return d_name->len;
-}
-
-static inline int ceph_encode_encrypted_fname(struct inode *parent,
-					      struct dentry *dentry, char *buf)
-{
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	return len;
 }
 
 static inline int ceph_fname_alloc_buffer(struct inode *parent,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 62e99e65250d..539954e2ea38 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -422,17 +422,16 @@ static int ceph_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			req->r_inode_drop = CEPH_CAP_FILE_EXCL;
 		}
 		if (dfi->last_name) {
-			struct qstr d_name = { .name = dfi->last_name,
-					       .len = strlen(dfi->last_name) };
+			int len = strlen(dfi->last_name);
 
 			req->r_path2 = kzalloc(NAME_MAX + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!req->r_path2) {
 				ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 				return -ENOMEM;
 			}
+			memcpy(req->r_path2, dfi->last_name, len);
 
-			err = ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(inode, &d_name,
-							  req->r_path2);
+			err = ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(inode, req->r_path2, len);
 			if (err < 0) {
 				ceph_mdsc_put_request(req);
 				return err;
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 54b3421501e9..7dc854631b55 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -2766,8 +2766,8 @@ char *ceph_mdsc_build_path(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc, struct dentry *dentry,
 			}
 
 			if (fscrypt_has_encryption_key(d_inode(parent))) {
-				len = ceph_encode_encrypted_fname(d_inode(parent),
-								  cur, buf);
+				len = ceph_encode_encrypted_dname(d_inode(parent),
+								  buf, len);
 				if (len < 0) {
 					dput(parent);
 					dput(cur);
