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diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 54059b142d6b..3b601f115b6c 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ static inline int may_write_real(struct file *file)
/* File refers to upper, writable layer? */
upperdentry = d_real(dentry, NULL, 0, D_REAL_UPPER);
- if (upperdentry && file_inode(file) == d_inode(upperdentry))
+ if (upperdentry &&
+ (file_inode(file) == d_inode(upperdentry) ||
+ file_inode(file) == d_inode(dentry)))
return 0;
/* Lower layer: can't write to real file, sorry... */