diff --git a/fs/anon_inodes.c b/fs/anon_inodes.c
index 42bd1cb7c9cdd4..583ac81669c249 100644
--- a/fs/anon_inodes.c
+++ b/fs/anon_inodes.c
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ static struct inode *anon_inode_make_secure_inode(
 	const struct inode *context_inode)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
-	const struct qstr qname = QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
 	int error;
 
 	inode = alloc_anon_inode(anon_inode_mnt->mnt_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return inode;
 	inode->i_flags &= ~S_PRIVATE;
-	error =	security_inode_init_security_anon(inode, &qname, context_inode);
+	error =	security_inode_init_security_anon(inode, &QSTR(name),
+						  context_inode);
 	if (error) {
 		iput(inode);
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/fsck.c b/fs/bcachefs/fsck.c
index 8fcf7c8e5ede7e..53a421ff136d37 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/fsck.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/fsck.c
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static int reattach_inode(struct btree_trans *trans, struct bch_inode_unpacked *
 		return ret;
 
 	struct bch_hash_info dir_hash = bch2_hash_info_init(c, &lostfound);
-	struct qstr name = (struct qstr) QSTR(name_buf);
+	struct qstr name = QSTR(name_buf);
 
 	inode->bi_dir = lostfound.bi_inum;
 
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/recovery.c b/fs/bcachefs/recovery.c
index 98825437381c65..71c786cdb192e9 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/recovery.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
 
-#define QSTR(n) { { { .len = strlen(n) } }, .name = n }
 
 int bch2_btree_lost_data(struct bch_fs *c, enum btree_id btree)
 {
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/util.h b/fs/bcachefs/util.h
index 1a1720116071ce..e7c3541b38f3ff 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/util.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/util.h
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ static inline int cmp_le32(__le32 l, __le32 r)
 
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
 
-#define QSTR(n) { { { .len = strlen(n) } }, .name = n }
-
 static inline bool qstr_eq(const struct qstr l, const struct qstr r)
 {
 	return l.len == r.len && !memcmp(l.name, r.name, l.len);
diff --git a/fs/erofs/xattr.c b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
index 7940241d9355de..df2777e0566190 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int erofs_getxattr(struct inode *inode, int index, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	it.index = index;
-	it.name = (struct qstr)QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
+	it.name = QSTR(name);
 	if (it.name.len > EROFS_NAME_LEN)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
index 7f7c378c6e31a4..f0291a66f9db41 100644
--- a/fs/file_table.c
+++ b/fs/file_table.c
@@ -351,9 +351,7 @@ static struct file *alloc_file(const struct path *path, int flags,
 static inline int alloc_path_pseudo(const char *name, struct inode *inode,
 				    struct vfsmount *mnt, struct path *path)
 {
-	struct qstr this = QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
-
-	path->dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(mnt->mnt_sb, &this);
+	path->dentry = d_alloc_pseudo(mnt->mnt_sb, &QSTR(name));
 	if (!path->dentry)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	path->mnt = mntget(mnt);
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index 8502ef68459b98..0eb320617d7b18 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static void kernfs_notify_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (!inode)
 			continue;
 
-		name = (struct qstr)QSTR_INIT(kn->name, strlen(kn->name));
+		name = QSTR(kn->name);
 		parent = kernfs_get_parent(kn);
 		if (parent) {
 			p_inode = ilookup(info->sb, kernfs_ino(parent));
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index cea820cb3b55bf..be5c65d6f8484b 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/exportfs.h>
 #include "overlayfs.h"
 
-#include "../internal.h"	/* for vfs_path_lookup */
-
 struct ovl_lookup_data {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	const struct ovl_layer *layer;
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 9a1a3085776326..4afb603656756b 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct qstr {
 };
 
 #define QSTR_INIT(n,l) { { { .len = l } }, .name = n }
+#define QSTR(n) (struct qstr)QSTR_INIT(n, strlen(n))
 
 extern const struct qstr empty_name;
 extern const struct qstr slash_name;
diff --git a/mm/secretmem.c b/mm/secretmem.c
index 399552814fd0ff..1b0a214ee5580e 100644
--- a/mm/secretmem.c
+++ b/mm/secretmem.c
@@ -195,14 +195,13 @@ static struct file *secretmem_file_create(unsigned long flags)
 	struct file *file;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	const char *anon_name = "[secretmem]";
-	const struct qstr qname = QSTR_INIT(anon_name, strlen(anon_name));
 	int err;
 
 	inode = alloc_anon_inode(secretmem_mnt->mnt_sb);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
-	err = security_inode_init_security_anon(inode, &qname, NULL);
+	err = security_inode_init_security_anon(inode, &QSTR(anon_name), NULL);
 	if (err) {
 		file = ERR_PTR(err);
 		goto err_free_inode;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
index 7ce3721c06ca5b..eadc00410ebc51 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static int __rpc_rmpipe(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 static struct dentry *__rpc_lookup_create_exclusive(struct dentry *parent,
 					  const char *name)
 {
-	struct qstr q = QSTR_INIT(name, strlen(name));
+	struct qstr q = QSTR(name);
 	struct dentry *dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(parent, &q);
 	if (!dentry) {
 		dentry = d_alloc(parent, &q);
@@ -1190,8 +1190,7 @@ static const struct rpc_filelist files[] = {
 struct dentry *rpc_d_lookup_sb(const struct super_block *sb,
 			       const unsigned char *dir_name)
 {
-	struct qstr dir = QSTR_INIT(dir_name, strlen(dir_name));
-	return d_hash_and_lookup(sb->s_root, &dir);
+	return d_hash_and_lookup(sb->s_root, &QSTR(dir_name));
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_d_lookup_sb);
 
@@ -1300,11 +1299,9 @@ rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(struct dentry *root, struct rpc_pipe *pipe_data)
 	struct dentry *gssd_dentry;
 	struct dentry *clnt_dentry = NULL;
 	struct dentry *pipe_dentry = NULL;
-	struct qstr q = QSTR_INIT(files[RPCAUTH_gssd].name,
-				  strlen(files[RPCAUTH_gssd].name));
 
 	/* We should never get this far if "gssd" doesn't exist */
-	gssd_dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(root, &q);
+	gssd_dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(root, &QSTR(files[RPCAUTH_gssd].name));
 	if (!gssd_dentry)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 
@@ -1314,9 +1311,8 @@ rpc_gssd_dummy_populate(struct dentry *root, struct rpc_pipe *pipe_data)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	q.name = gssd_dummy_clnt_dir[0].name;
-	q.len = strlen(gssd_dummy_clnt_dir[0].name);
-	clnt_dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(gssd_dentry, &q);
+	clnt_dentry = d_hash_and_lookup(gssd_dentry,
+					&QSTR(gssd_dummy_clnt_dir[0].name));
 	if (!clnt_dentry) {
 		__rpc_depopulate(gssd_dentry, gssd_dummy_clnt_dir, 0, 1);
 		pipe_dentry = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);