diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index 58cb3d3d44b4..45511a5918d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ struct open_intent {
 	struct file *file;
 };
 
-enum { MAX_NESTED_LINKS = 5 };
+enum { MAX_NESTED_LINKS = 8 };
 
 struct nameidata {
 	struct dentry	*dentry;