diff --git a/fs/ext4/crypto.c b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
index 1bb67391225a..664f42c850b7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/crypto.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
+#include <linux/namei.h>
 
 #include "ext4_extents.h"
 #include "xattr.h"
@@ -487,6 +488,9 @@ static int ext4_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	struct ext4_crypt_info *ci;
 	int dir_has_key, cached_with_key;
 
+	if (flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
 	dir = dget_parent(dentry);
 	if (!ext4_encrypted_inode(d_inode(dir))) {
 		dput(dir);