1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index ddb6a7c..1180f9c 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1129,9 +1129,18 @@ static int follow_automount(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd,
 	 * of the daemon to instantiate them before they can be used.
 	 */
 	if (!(nd->flags & (LOOKUP_PARENT | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY |
-			   LOOKUP_OPEN | LOOKUP_CREATE | LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT)) &&
-	    path->dentry->d_inode)
-		return -EISDIR;
+			   LOOKUP_OPEN | LOOKUP_CREATE |
+			   LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT))) {
+		/* Positive dentry that isn't meant to trigger an
+		 * automount, EISDIR will allow it to be used,
+		 * otherwise there's no mount here "now" so return
+		 * ENOENT.
+		 */
+		if (path->dentry->d_inode)
+			return -EISDIR;
+		else
+			return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
 	if (path->dentry->d_sb->s_user_ns != &init_user_ns)
 		return -EACCES;