diff --git a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
index fae411b2f78d..d345a7d28df8 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
+++ b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ struct fscrypt_info {
 	 */
 	struct fscrypt_mode *ci_mode;
 
+	/* Back-pointer to the inode */
+	struct inode *ci_inode;
+
 	/*
 	 * If non-NULL, then this inode uses a master key directly rather than a
 	 * derived key, and ci_ctfm will equal ci_master_key->mk_ctfm.
diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
index 22345ddede11..2d45a86f09db 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keyinfo.c
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ int fscrypt_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode)
 	if (!crypt_info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	crypt_info->ci_inode = inode;
+
 	crypt_info->ci_flags = ctx.flags;
 	crypt_info->ci_data_mode = ctx.contents_encryption_mode;
 	crypt_info->ci_filename_mode = ctx.filenames_encryption_mode;