--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_xdr_filler(struct page *
  again:
 	timestamp = jiffies;
 	gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
-	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file->f_path.dentry, cred, entry->cookie, pages,
+	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->readdir(file_dentry(file), cred, entry->cookie, pages,
 					  NFS_SERVER(inode)->dtsize, desc->plus);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		/* We requested READDIRPLUS, but the server doesn't grok it */
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ int nfs_readdir_page_filler(nfs_readdir_
 		count++;
 
 		if (desc->plus != 0)
-			nfs_prime_dcache(desc->file->f_path.dentry, entry);
+			nfs_prime_dcache(file_dentry(desc->file), entry);
 
 		status = nfs_readdir_add_to_array(entry, page);
 		if (status != 0)
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ static bool nfs_dir_mapping_need_revalid
  */
 static int nfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct dentry	*dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	struct dentry	*dentry = file_dentry(file);
 	struct inode	*inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	nfs_readdir_descriptor_t my_desc,
 			*desc = &my_desc;
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ int nfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct
 {
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx;
 
-	ctx = alloc_nfs_open_context(filp->f_path.dentry, filp->f_mode);
+	ctx = alloc_nfs_open_context(file_dentry(filp), filp->f_mode);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 	nfs_file_set_open_context(filp, ctx);
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4file.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int
 nfs4_file_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct nfs_open_context *ctx;
-	struct dentry *dentry = filp->f_path.dentry;
+	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(filp);
 	struct dentry *parent = NULL;
 	struct inode *dir;
 	unsigned openflags = filp->f_flags;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ nfs4_file_open(struct inode *inode, stru
 	parent = dget_parent(dentry);
 	dir = d_inode(parent);
 
-	ctx = alloc_nfs_open_context(filp->f_path.dentry, filp->f_mode);
+	ctx = alloc_nfs_open_context(file_dentry(filp), filp->f_mode);
 	err = PTR_ERR(ctx);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
 		goto out;
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1234,6 +1234,8 @@ static inline struct inode *file_inode(c
 	return f->f_inode;
 }
 
+extern struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file);
+
 static inline int locks_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	return locks_lock_inode_wait(file_inode(filp), fl);
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -831,6 +831,17 @@ char *file_path(struct file *filp, char
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_path);
 
+struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+
+	if (d_inode(dentry) == file_inode(file))
+		return dentry;
+	else
+		return dentry->d_op->d_select_dentry(dentry, file_inode(file));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_dentry);
+
 /**
  * vfs_open - open the file at the given path
  * @path: path to open
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -336,14 +336,30 @@ static int ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate(st
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct dentry *ovl_d_select_dentry(struct dentry *dentry,
+					 struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	struct dentry *realentry = ovl_upperdentry_dereference(oe);
+
+	if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry))
+		return realentry;
+	realentry = __ovl_dentry_lower(oe);
+	if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry))
+		return realentry;
+	BUG();
+}
+
 static const struct dentry_operations ovl_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release = ovl_dentry_release,
 	.d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode,
+	.d_select_dentry = ovl_d_select_dentry,
 };
 
 static const struct dentry_operations ovl_reval_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release = ovl_dentry_release,
 	.d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode,
+	.d_select_dentry = ovl_d_select_dentry,
 	.d_revalidate = ovl_dentry_revalidate,
 	.d_weak_revalidate = ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate,
 };
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct dentry_operations {
 	struct vfsmount *(*d_automount)(struct path *);
 	int (*d_manage)(struct dentry *, bool);
 	struct inode *(*d_select_inode)(struct dentry *, unsigned);
+	struct dentry *(*d_select_dentry)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 /*
