diff --git a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
index 3be5ed7..e3ffc5e 100644
--- a/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
+++ b/fs/fat/namei_vfat.c
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 
 static int vfat_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
 	/* This is not negative dentry. Always valid. */
 	if (dentry->d_inode)
 		return 1;
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@
 
 static int vfat_revalidate_ci(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
+	if (nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU)
+		return -ECHILD;
+
 	/*
 	 * This is not negative dentry. Always valid.
 	 *