diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index a66be85f9d01..f44c7b39c3b3 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_has_submounts);
  *
  * Only one of d_invalidate() and d_set_mounted() must succeed.  For
  * this reason take rename_lock and d_lock on dentry and ancestors.
+ * Likewise for dont_mount() which marks a dentry that is being removed
+ * under d_lock.
  */
 int d_set_mounted(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
@@ -1599,7 +1601,7 @@ int d_set_mounted(struct dentry *dentry)
 		spin_unlock(&p->d_lock);
 	}
 	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	if (!d_unlinked(dentry)) {
+	if (!d_unlinked(dentry) && !cant_mount(dentry)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		if (!d_mountpoint(dentry)) {
 			dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_MOUNTED;