diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 33b655d..0fa7af2 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -881,8 +881,9 @@ const char *get_link(struct nameidata *nd)
 
 	touch_atime(&last->link);
 
-	error = security_inode_follow_link(dentry);
-	if (error)
+	error = security_inode_follow_link(dentry, inode,
+					   nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU);
+	if (unlikely(error))
 		return ERR_PTR(error);
 
 	nd->last_type = LAST_BIND;
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index 62a6620..52febde 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
  * @inode_follow_link:
  *	Check permission to follow a symbolic link when looking up a pathname.
  *	@dentry contains the dentry structure for the link.
+ *	@inode contains the inode, which itself is not stable in RCU-walk
+ *	@rcu indicates whether we are in RCU-walk mode.
  *	Return 0 if permission is granted.
  * @inode_permission:
  *	Check permission before accessing an inode.  This hook is called by the
@@ -1551,7 +1553,8 @@ struct security_operations {
 	int (*inode_rename) (struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			     struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry);
 	int (*inode_readlink) (struct dentry *dentry);
-	int (*inode_follow_link) (struct dentry *dentry);
+	int (*inode_follow_link) (struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+				  bool rcu);
 	int (*inode_permission) (struct inode *inode, int mask);
 	int (*inode_setattr)	(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 	int (*inode_getattr) (const struct path *path);
@@ -1837,7 +1840,8 @@ int security_inode_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			  struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry,
 			  unsigned int flags);
 int security_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry);
-int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry);
+int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			       bool rcu);
 int security_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 int security_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path);
@@ -2239,7 +2243,9 @@ static inline int security_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry)
+static inline int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry,
+					     struct inode *inode,
+					     bool rcu)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
index fae99db..7d3f38f 100644
--- a/security/capability.c
+++ b/security/capability.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static int cap_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cap_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry)
+static int cap_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+				 bool rcu)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index d7c30b0..04c8fec 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -581,11 +581,12 @@ int security_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return security_ops->inode_readlink(dentry);
 }
 
-int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry)
+int security_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+			       bool rcu)
 {
-	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
+	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(inode)))
 		return 0;
-	return security_ops->inode_follow_link(dentry);
+	return security_ops->inode_follow_link(dentry, inode, rcu);
 }
 
 int security_inode_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index d56a829..ffa5a64 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -2861,11 +2861,23 @@ static int selinux_inode_readlink(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return dentry_has_perm(cred, dentry, FILE__READ);
 }
 
-static int selinux_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry)
+static int selinux_inode_follow_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
+				     bool rcu)
 {
 	const struct cred *cred = current_cred();
+	struct common_audit_data ad;
+	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
+	u32 sid;
 
-	return dentry_has_perm(cred, dentry, FILE__READ);
+	validate_creds(cred);
+
+	ad.type = LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY;
+	ad.u.dentry = dentry;
+	sid = cred_sid(cred);
+	isec = inode->i_security;
+
+	return avc_has_perm_flags(sid, isec->sid, isec->sclass, FILE__READ, &ad,
+				  rcu ? MAY_NOT_BLOCK : 0);
 }
 
 static noinline int audit_inode_permission(struct inode *inode,
