diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index aea4b768..50ee303 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -2490,6 +2490,34 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(create_mnt_ns);
 
+struct dentry *mount_subtree(struct vfsmount *mnt, const char *name)
+{
+	struct mnt_namespace *ns;
+	struct path path;
+	int err;
+
+	ns = create_mnt_ns(mnt);
+	if (IS_ERR(ns))
+		return ERR_CAST(ns);
+
+	err = vfs_path_lookup(mnt->mnt_root, mnt,
+			name, LOOKUP_FOLLOW|LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT, &path);
+
+	put_mnt_ns(ns);
+
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+	/* trade a vfsmount reference for active sb one */
+	atomic_inc(&path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_active);
+	mntput(path.mnt);
+	/* lock the sucker */
+	down_write(&path.mnt->mnt_sb->s_umount);
+	/* ... and return the root of (sub)tree on it */
+	return path.dentry;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mount_subtree);
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE5(mount, char __user *, dev_name, char __user *, dir_name,
 		char __user *, type, unsigned long, flags, void __user *, data)
 {