diff --git a/source3/smbd/msdfs.c b/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
index 6a2f756..0524850 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/msdfs.c
@@ -544,11 +544,7 @@ static NTSTATUS dfs_path_lookup(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 				     NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND)) {
 			return status;
 		}
-
-		/* Create an smb_fname to use below. */
-		status = create_synthetic_smb_fname(ctx, pdp->reqpath, NULL,
-						    NULL, &smb_fname);
-		if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
+		if (smb_fname == NULL || smb_fname->base_name == NULL) {
 			return status;
 		}
 	}