diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
index 1e6956a90608..14db93e4c8a8 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/osf_sys.c
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ struct procfs_args {
  * unhappy with OSF UFS. [CHECKME]
  */
 static int
-osf_ufs_mount(char *dirname, struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
+osf_ufs_mount(const char *dirname, struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct cdfs_args tmp;
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ osf_ufs_mount(char *dirname, struct ufs_args __user *args, int flags)
 }
 
 static int
-osf_cdfs_mount(char *dirname, struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
+osf_cdfs_mount(const char *dirname, struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
 	int retval;
 	struct cdfs_args tmp;
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ osf_cdfs_mount(char *dirname, struct cdfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 }
 
 static int
-osf_procfs_mount(char *dirname, struct procfs_args __user *args, int flags)
+osf_procfs_mount(const char *dirname, struct procfs_args __user *args, int flags)
 {
 	struct procfs_args tmp;
 
diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 708d997a7748..7cb71b992603 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -685,7 +685,6 @@ void do_close_on_exec(struct files_struct *files)
 	struct fdtable *fdt;
 
 	/* exec unshares first */
-	BUG_ON(atomic_read(&files->count) != 1);
 	spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
 	for (i = 0; ; i++) {
 		unsigned long set;