diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 6cfb45f262aa..917e7996b9c3 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1121,9 +1121,6 @@ static int follow_automount(struct path *path, struct nameidata *nd,
 	    path->dentry->d_inode)
 		return -EISDIR;
 
-	if (path->dentry->d_sb->s_user_ns != &init_user_ns)
-		return -EACCES;
-
 	nd->total_link_count++;
 	if (nd->total_link_count >= 40)
 		return -ELOOP;