1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 921ae32dbc80..cafa365eeb70 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -559,9 +559,10 @@ static int __nd_alloc_stack(struct nameidata *nd)
 static bool path_connected(const struct path *path)
 {
         struct vfsmount *mnt = path->mnt;
+        struct super_block *sb = mnt->mnt_sb;
 
-        /* Only bind mounts can have disconnected paths */
-        if (mnt->mnt_root == mnt->mnt_sb->s_root)
+        /* Bind mounts and multi-root filesystems can have disconnected paths */
+        if (!(sb->s_iflags & SB_I_MULTIROOT) && (mnt->mnt_root == sb->s_root))
                 return true;
 
         return is_subdir(path->dentry, mnt->mnt_root);