diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 1126436dada1..474f1a4d2ca8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = filp->f_path.mnt;
+	struct inode *dir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
 	struct path path;
 	char buf[64], *cp;
 	int ret;
@@ -393,6 +394,14 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 		if (ext4_encryption_info(inode) == NULL)
 			return -ENOKEY;
 	}
+	if (ext4_encrypted_inode(dir) &&
+	    !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(dir, inode)) {
+		ext4_warning(inode->i_sb,
+			     "Inconsistent encryption contexts: %lu/%lu\n",
+			     (unsigned long) dir->i_ino,
+			     (unsigned long) inode->i_ino);
+		return -EPERM;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Set up the jbd2_inode if we are opening the inode for
 	 * writing and the journal is present
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 5de8483f0062..48e4b8907826 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1603,11 +1603,15 @@ static struct dentry *ext4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsi
 			return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
 		}
 		if (!IS_ERR(inode) && ext4_encrypted_inode(dir) &&
-		    (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) ||
-		     S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) &&
+		    (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)) &&
 		    !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(dir,
 								  inode)) {
+			int nokey = ext4_encrypted_inode(inode) &&
+				!ext4_encryption_info(inode);
+
 			iput(inode);
+			if (nokey)
+				return ERR_PTR(-ENOKEY);
 			ext4_warning(inode->i_sb,
 				     "Inconsistent encryption contexts: %lu/%lu\n",
 				     (unsigned long) dir->i_ino,