diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 1977c2a..b06623a 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
 	module_put(fmt->module);
 }
 
+bool path_noexec(const struct path *path)
+{
+	return (path->mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC) ||
+	       (path->mnt->mnt_sb->s_iflags & SB_I_NOEXEC);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_USELIB
 /*
  * Note that a shared library must be both readable and executable due to
@@ -132,7 +138,7 @@
 		goto exit;
 
 	error = -EACCES;
-	if (file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+	if (path_noexec(&file->f_path))
 		goto exit;
 
 	fsnotify_open(file);
@@ -777,7 +783,7 @@
 	if (!S_ISREG(file_inode(file)->i_mode))
 		goto exit;
 
-	if (file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+	if (path_noexec(&file->f_path))
 		goto exit;
 
 	err = deny_write_access(file);