---
 fs/namei.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 637b303ab08e..436c751fd724 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -984,6 +984,12 @@ static __always_inline void follow_dotdot(struct nameidata *nd)
 #endif
 		spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 		if (nd->path.dentry != nd->path.mnt->mnt_root) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_VE
+			if (nd->path.dentry == get_exec_env()->root_path.dentry) {
+				spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
+				break;
+			}
+#endif
 			nd->path.dentry = dget(nd->path.dentry->d_parent);
 			spin_unlock(&dcache_lock);
 			dput(old);
-- 
2.1.4