diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 3951cc4f34c5..8d562a7a7e01 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2920,6 +2920,8 @@ static int atomic_open(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry,
 		acc_mode = 0;
 	}
 	error = may_open(&file->f_path, acc_mode, open_flag);
+	if (WARN_ON(error > 0))
+		error = -EINVAL;
 out:
 	dput(dentry);
 	return error;