diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index bb4a3e40e43..c784e8bb57a 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -2243,14 +2243,16 @@ asmlinkage long sys_linkat(int olddfd, const char __user *oldname,
 	int error;
 	char * to;
 
-	if (flags != 0)
+	if ((flags & ~AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	to = getname(newname);
 	if (IS_ERR(to))
 		return PTR_ERR(to);
 
-	error = __user_walk_fd(olddfd, oldname, 0, &old_nd);
+	error = __user_walk_fd(olddfd, oldname,
+			       flags & AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW ? LOOKUP_FOLLOW : 0,
+			       &old_nd);
 	if (error)
 		goto exit;
 	error = do_path_lookup(newdfd, to, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd);
diff --git a/include/linux/fcntl.h b/include/linux/fcntl.h
index c52a63755fd..996f5611cd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/linux/fcntl.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW	0x100   /* Do not follow symbolic links.  */
 #define AT_REMOVEDIR		0x200   /* Remove directory instead of
                                            unlinking file.  */
+#define AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW	0x400   /* Follow symbolic links.  */
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__