1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index efe52e676577..4e026e5407fb 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ int vfs_readdir(struct file *file, filldir_t filler, void *buf)
         if (res)
                 goto out;
 
-        mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+        res = mutex_lock_killable(&inode->i_mutex);
+        if (res)
+                goto out;
+
         res = -ENOENT;
         if (!IS_DEADDIR(inode)) {
                 res = file->f_op->readdir(file, buf, filler);