2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index f4788365ea22..09606fd83d57 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int follow_automount(struct path *path, unsigned flags,
          * of the daemon to instantiate them before they can be used.
          */
         if (!(flags & (LOOKUP_PARENT | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY |
-                     LOOKUP_OPEN | LOOKUP_CREATE)) &&
+                     LOOKUP_OPEN | LOOKUP_CREATE | LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT)) &&
             path->dentry->d_inode)
                 return -EISDIR;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 76fe2c62ae71..e13dac7caab2 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
  */
 #define LOOKUP_FOLLOW           0x0001
 #define LOOKUP_DIRECTORY        0x0002
+#define LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT        0x0004
 
 #define LOOKUP_PARENT           0x0010
 #define LOOKUP_REVAL            0x0020