diff --git a/fs/crypto/fname.c b/fs/crypto/fname.c
index 7ff40a73dbec..dea65c091f71 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/fname.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/fname.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ int fscrypt_setup_filename(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *iname,
 	}
 	if (!lookup)
 		return -ENOKEY;
+	fname->is_ciphertext_name = true;
 
 	/*
 	 * We don't have the key and we are doing a lookup; decode the
diff --git a/fs/crypto/hooks.c b/fs/crypto/hooks.c
index 9d8910e86ee5..042d5b44f4ed 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/hooks.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/hooks.c
@@ -104,20 +104,21 @@ int __fscrypt_prepare_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__fscrypt_prepare_rename);
 
-int __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+int __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+			     struct fscrypt_name *fname)
 {
-	int err = fscrypt_get_encryption_info(dir);
+	int err = fscrypt_setup_filename(dir, &dentry->d_name, 1, fname);
 
-	if (err)
+	if (err && err != -ENOENT)
 		return err;
 
-	if (!fscrypt_has_encryption_key(dir)) {
+	if (fname->is_ciphertext_name) {
 		spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_ENCRYPTED_NAME;
 		spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
 		d_set_d_op(dentry, &fscrypt_d_ops);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__fscrypt_prepare_lookup);
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 82ffdacdc7fa..e64a4ee96d30 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -2287,23 +2287,47 @@ extern unsigned ext4_free_clusters_after_init(struct super_block *sb,
 ext4_fsblk_t ext4_inode_to_goal_block(struct inode *);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
+static inline void ext4_fname_from_fscrypt_name(struct ext4_filename *dst,
+						const struct fscrypt_name *src)
+{
+	memset(dst, 0, sizeof(*dst));
+
+	dst->usr_fname = src->usr_fname;
+	dst->disk_name = src->disk_name;
+	dst->hinfo.hash = src->hash;
+	dst->hinfo.minor_hash = src->minor_hash;
+	dst->crypto_buf = src->crypto_buf;
+}
+
 static inline int ext4_fname_setup_filename(struct inode *dir,
-			const struct qstr *iname,
-			int lookup, struct ext4_filename *fname)
+					    const struct qstr *iname,
+					    int lookup,
+					    struct ext4_filename *fname)
 {
 	struct fscrypt_name name;
 	int err;
 
-	memset(fname, 0, sizeof(struct ext4_filename));
-
 	err = fscrypt_setup_filename(dir, iname, lookup, &name);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	fname->usr_fname = name.usr_fname;
-	fname->disk_name = name.disk_name;
-	fname->hinfo.hash = name.hash;
-	fname->hinfo.minor_hash = name.minor_hash;
-	fname->crypto_buf = name.crypto_buf;
-	return err;
+	ext4_fname_from_fscrypt_name(fname, &name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int ext4_fname_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir,
+					    struct dentry *dentry,
+					    struct ext4_filename *fname)
+{
+	struct fscrypt_name name;
+	int err;
+
+	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, &name);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	ext4_fname_from_fscrypt_name(fname, &name);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void ext4_fname_free_filename(struct ext4_filename *fname)
@@ -2317,19 +2341,27 @@ static inline void ext4_fname_free_filename(struct ext4_filename *fname)
 	fname->usr_fname = NULL;
 	fname->disk_name.name = NULL;
 }
-#else
+#else /* !CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION */
 static inline int ext4_fname_setup_filename(struct inode *dir,
-		const struct qstr *iname,
-		int lookup, struct ext4_filename *fname)
+					    const struct qstr *iname,
+					    int lookup,
+					    struct ext4_filename *fname)
 {
 	fname->usr_fname = iname;
 	fname->disk_name.name = (unsigned char *) iname->name;
 	fname->disk_name.len = iname->len;
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline void ext4_fname_free_filename(struct ext4_filename *fname) { }
 
-#endif
+static inline int ext4_fname_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir,
+					    struct dentry *dentry,
+					    struct ext4_filename *fname)
+{
+	return ext4_fname_setup_filename(dir, &dentry->d_name, 1, fname);
+}
+
+static inline void ext4_fname_free_filename(struct ext4_filename *fname) { }
+#endif /* !CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION */
 
 /* dir.c */
 extern int __ext4_check_dir_entry(const char *, unsigned int, struct inode *,
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 980166a8122a..3ba6f30db8d9 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ static int is_dx_internal_node(struct inode *dir, ext4_lblk_t block,
 }
 
 /*
- *	ext4_find_entry()
+ *	__ext4_find_entry()
  *
  * finds an entry in the specified directory with the wanted name. It
  * returns the cache buffer in which the entry was found, and the entry
@@ -1337,39 +1337,32 @@ static int is_dx_internal_node(struct inode *dir, ext4_lblk_t block,
  * The returned buffer_head has ->b_count elevated.  The caller is expected
  * to brelse() it when appropriate.
  */
-static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
-					const struct qstr *d_name,
-					struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir,
-					int *inlined)
+static struct buffer_head *__ext4_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
+					     struct ext4_filename *fname,
+					     struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir,
+					     int *inlined)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct buffer_head *bh_use[NAMEI_RA_SIZE];
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *ret = NULL;
 	ext4_lblk_t start, block;
-	const u8 *name = d_name->name;
+	const u8 *name = fname->usr_fname->name;
 	size_t ra_max = 0;	/* Number of bh's in the readahead
 				   buffer, bh_use[] */
 	size_t ra_ptr = 0;	/* Current index into readahead
 				   buffer */
 	ext4_lblk_t  nblocks;
 	int i, namelen, retval;
-	struct ext4_filename fname;
 
 	*res_dir = NULL;
 	sb = dir->i_sb;
-	namelen = d_name->len;
+	namelen = fname->usr_fname->len;
 	if (namelen > EXT4_NAME_LEN)
 		return NULL;
 
-	retval = ext4_fname_setup_filename(dir, d_name, 1, &fname);
-	if (retval == -ENOENT)
-		return NULL;
-	if (retval)
-		return ERR_PTR(retval);
-
 	if (ext4_has_inline_data(dir)) {
 		int has_inline_data = 1;
-		ret = ext4_find_inline_entry(dir, &fname, res_dir,
+		ret = ext4_find_inline_entry(dir, fname, res_dir,
 					     &has_inline_data);
 		if (has_inline_data) {
 			if (inlined)
@@ -1389,7 +1382,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
 		goto restart;
 	}
 	if (is_dx(dir)) {
-		ret = ext4_dx_find_entry(dir, &fname, res_dir);
+		ret = ext4_dx_find_entry(dir, fname, res_dir);
 		/*
 		 * On success, or if the error was file not found,
 		 * return.  Otherwise, fall back to doing a search the
@@ -1453,7 +1446,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
 			goto cleanup_and_exit;
 		}
 		set_buffer_verified(bh);
-		i = search_dirblock(bh, dir, &fname,
+		i = search_dirblock(bh, dir, fname,
 			    block << EXT4_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS(sb), res_dir);
 		if (i == 1) {
 			EXT4_I(dir)->i_dir_start_lookup = block;
@@ -1484,10 +1477,50 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
 	/* Clean up the read-ahead blocks */
 	for (; ra_ptr < ra_max; ra_ptr++)
 		brelse(bh_use[ra_ptr]);
-	ext4_fname_free_filename(&fname);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct buffer_head *ext4_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
+					   const struct qstr *d_name,
+					   struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir,
+					   int *inlined)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct ext4_filename fname;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+
+	err = ext4_fname_setup_filename(dir, d_name, 1, &fname);
+	if (err == -ENOENT)
+		return NULL;
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	bh = __ext4_find_entry(dir, &fname, res_dir, inlined);
+
+	ext4_fname_free_filename(&fname);
+	return bh;
+}
+
+static struct buffer_head *ext4_lookup_entry(struct inode *dir,
+					     struct dentry *dentry,
+					     struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct ext4_filename fname;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+
+	err = ext4_fname_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, &fname);
+	if (err == -ENOENT)
+		return NULL;
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	bh = __ext4_find_entry(dir, &fname, res_dir, NULL);
+
+	ext4_fname_free_filename(&fname);
+	return bh;
+}
+
 static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 			struct ext4_filename *fname,
 			struct ext4_dir_entry_2 **res_dir)
@@ -1546,16 +1579,11 @@ static struct dentry *ext4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsi
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
-	int err;
-
-	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
 	if (dentry->d_name.len > EXT4_NAME_LEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
-	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de, NULL);
+	bh = ext4_lookup_entry(dir, dentry, &de);
 	if (IS_ERR(bh))
 		return ERR_CAST(bh);
 	inode = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/namei.c b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
index f5e34e467003..c3e8a901d47a 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/namei.c
@@ -436,19 +436,23 @@ static struct dentry *f2fs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	nid_t ino = -1;
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned int root_ino = F2FS_ROOT_INO(F2FS_I_SB(dir));
+	struct fscrypt_name fname;
 
 	trace_f2fs_lookup_start(dir, dentry, flags);
 
-	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	if (dentry->d_name.len > F2FS_NAME_LEN) {
 		err = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	de = f2fs_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &page);
+	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, &fname);
+	if (err == -ENOENT)
+		goto out_splice;
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+	de = __f2fs_find_entry(dir, &fname, &page);
+	fscrypt_free_filename(&fname);
+
 	if (!de) {
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(page);
@@ -488,8 +492,7 @@ static struct dentry *f2fs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	}
 out_splice:
 	new = d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
-	if (IS_ERR(new))
-		err = PTR_ERR(new);
+	err = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(new);
 	trace_f2fs_lookup_end(dir, dentry, ino, err);
 	return new;
 out_iput:
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/dir.c b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
index 5767b373a8ff..b73de6d04fa3 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/dir.c
@@ -220,11 +220,9 @@ static struct dentry *ubifs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 	dbg_gen("'%pd' in dir ino %lu", dentry, dir->i_ino);
 
-	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, flags);
-	if (err)
-		return ERR_PTR(err);
-
-	err = fscrypt_setup_filename(dir, &dentry->d_name, 1, &nm);
+	err = fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, &nm);
+	if (err == -ENOENT)
+		return d_splice_alias(NULL, dentry);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscrypt.h b/include/linux/fscrypt.h
index 4ad7a856e0f1..44e7a576c5be 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscrypt.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscrypt.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct fscrypt_name {
 	u32 hash;
 	u32 minor_hash;
 	struct fscrypt_str crypto_buf;
+	bool is_ciphertext_name;
 };
 
 #define FSTR_INIT(n, l)		{ .name = n, .len = l }
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ extern int __fscrypt_prepare_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
 				    struct inode *new_dir,
 				    struct dentry *new_dentry,
 				    unsigned int flags);
-extern int __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry);
+extern int __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+				    struct fscrypt_name *fname);
 extern int __fscrypt_prepare_symlink(struct inode *dir, unsigned int len,
 				     unsigned int max_len,
 				     struct fscrypt_str *disk_link);
@@ -331,7 +333,7 @@ static inline int fscrypt_setup_filename(struct inode *dir,
 	if (IS_ENCRYPTED(dir))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	memset(fname, 0, sizeof(struct fscrypt_name));
+	memset(fname, 0, sizeof(*fname));
 	fname->usr_fname = iname;
 	fname->disk_name.name = (unsigned char *)iname->name;
 	fname->disk_name.len = iname->len;
@@ -418,7 +420,8 @@ static inline int __fscrypt_prepare_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
 }
 
 static inline int __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir,
-					   struct dentry *dentry)
+					   struct dentry *dentry,
+					   struct fscrypt_name *fname)
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
@@ -539,25 +542,29 @@ static inline int fscrypt_prepare_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
  * fscrypt_prepare_lookup - prepare to lookup a name in a possibly-encrypted directory
  * @dir: directory being searched
  * @dentry: filename being looked up
- * @flags: lookup flags
+ * @fname: (output) the name to use to search the on-disk directory
  *
- * Prepare for ->lookup() in a directory which may be encrypted.  Lookups can be
- * done with or without the directory's encryption key; without the key,
- * filenames are presented in encrypted form.  Therefore, we'll try to set up
- * the directory's encryption key, but even without it the lookup can continue.
+ * Prepare for ->lookup() in a directory which may be encrypted by determining
+ * the name that will actually be used to search the directory on-disk.
  *
  * This also installs a custom ->d_revalidate() method which will invalidate the
  * dentry if it was created without the key and the key is later added.
  *
- * Return: 0 on success, -errno if a problem occurred while setting up the
- * encryption key
+ * Return: 0 on success; -ENOENT if key is unavailable but the filename isn't a
+ * correctly formed encoded ciphertext name, so a negative dentry should be
+ * created; or another -errno code.
  */
 static inline int fscrypt_prepare_lookup(struct inode *dir,
 					 struct dentry *dentry,
-					 unsigned int flags)
+					 struct fscrypt_name *fname)
 {
 	if (IS_ENCRYPTED(dir))
-		return __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry);
+		return __fscrypt_prepare_lookup(dir, dentry, fname);
+
+	memset(fname, 0, sizeof(*fname));
+	fname->usr_fname = &dentry->d_name;
+	fname->disk_name.name = (unsigned char *)dentry->d_name.name;
+	fname->disk_name.len = dentry->d_name.len;
 	return 0;
 }
 
