diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 2e4eb7cf26fb..d5f47203dfbc 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1524,6 +1524,18 @@ static int fuse_get_tree_submount(struct fs_context *fsc)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock(&mp_fi->lock);
+	if (mp_fi->nlookup) {
+		struct fuse_inode *fi = get_fuse_inode(d_inode(sb->s_root));
+		mp_fi->nlookup--;
+		spin_unlock(&mp_fi->lock);
+		spin_lock(&fi->lock);
+		fi->nlookup++;
+		spin_unlock(&fi->lock);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&mp_fi->lock);
+	}
+
 	down_write(&fc->killsb);
 	list_add_tail(&fm->fc_entry, &fc->mounts);
 	up_write(&fc->killsb);