1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 80044d196fe0..fc4a3a224641 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -484,18 +484,12 @@ static int ecryptfs_read_super(struct super_block *sb, const char *dev_name)
         struct vfsmount *lower_mnt;
 
         memset(&nd, 0, sizeof(struct nameidata));
-        rc = path_lookup(dev_name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW, &nd);
+        rc = path_lookup(dev_name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW | LOOKUP_DIRECTORY, &nd);
         if (rc) {
                 ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "path_lookup() failed\n");
-                goto out_free;
+                goto out;
         }
         lower_root = nd.dentry;
-        if (!lower_root->d_inode) {
-                ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING,
-                                "No directory to interpose on\n");
-                rc = -ENOENT;
-                goto out_free;
-        }
         lower_mnt = nd.mnt;
         ecryptfs_set_superblock_lower(sb, lower_root->d_sb);
         sb->s_maxbytes = lower_root->d_sb->s_maxbytes;