diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 4191552880bd..3c238006870d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -2106,6 +2106,9 @@ static int ext4_add_entry(handle_t *handle, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (!dentry->d_name.len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (fscrypt_is_nokey_name(dentry))
+		return -ENOKEY;
+
 	retval = ext4_fname_setup_filename(dir, &dentry->d_name, 0, &fname);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;