diff --git a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
index ab516a17c9..8c69a2af11 100644
--- a/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
+++ b/src/afs/LINUX/osi_vnodeops.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,12 @@ afs_linux_lookup(struct inode *dip, struct dentry *dp)
 	    printk
 		("afs_linux_lookup: ip->i_mode 0x%x  dp->d_name.name %s  code %d\n",
 		 ip->i_mode, dp->d_name.name, code);
+#ifdef STRUCT_INODE_HAS_I_SECURITY
+       if (ip->i_security == NULL) {
+           if (security_inode_alloc(ip))
+               panic("afs_linux_lookup: Cannot allocate inode security");
+       }
+#endif
 #else
 	if (S_ISDIR(ip->i_mode))
 	    ip->i_op = &afs_dir_iops;