diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 7def6aa9a53dd..b638c9cd6d4c2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ const char *get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 	int error;
 	const char *res;
 
+	if (unlikely(nd->flags & LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS))
+		return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP);
+
 	if (!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)) {
 		touch_atime(&last->link);
 		cond_resched();
diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index b2479cc119c68..c42a1924ad672 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
 #define LOOKUP_ROOT		0x2000
 #define LOOKUP_ROOT_GRABBED	0x0008
 
+/* Scoping flags for lookup. */
+#define LOOKUP_NO_SYMLINKS	0x010000 /* No symlink crossing. */
+
 extern int path_pts(struct path *path);
 
 extern int user_path_at_empty(int, const char __user *, unsigned, struct path *, int *empty);