diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 064c5820e4e50dc3ba53b320b518a9e3c4ba7caa..00b30a2d54662937da35f382c49057b8acf797fd 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat {
 #define ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPT_FILENAMES    0x00000800
 #define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_MOUNT_FNEK 0x00001000
 #define ECRYPTFS_ENCFN_USE_FEK        0x00002000
+#define ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS	      0x00004000
 	u32 flags;
 	unsigned int file_version;
 	size_t iv_bytes;
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 7638b0a02c8d98003b4bead8d15ec9529dfabb9b..ccabd5faa04da4b6670d230725e6b16eebb85f6a 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ enum { ecryptfs_opt_sig, ecryptfs_opt_ecryptfs_sig,
        ecryptfs_opt_passthrough, ecryptfs_opt_xattr_metadata,
        ecryptfs_opt_encrypted_view, ecryptfs_opt_fnek_sig,
        ecryptfs_opt_fn_cipher, ecryptfs_opt_fn_cipher_key_bytes,
-       ecryptfs_opt_err };
+       ecryptfs_opt_unlink_sigs, ecryptfs_opt_err };
 
 static const match_table_t tokens = {
 	{ecryptfs_opt_sig, "sig=%s"},
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ static const match_table_t tokens = {
 	{ecryptfs_opt_fnek_sig, "ecryptfs_fnek_sig=%s"},
 	{ecryptfs_opt_fn_cipher, "ecryptfs_fn_cipher=%s"},
 	{ecryptfs_opt_fn_cipher_key_bytes, "ecryptfs_fn_key_bytes=%u"},
+	{ecryptfs_opt_unlink_sigs, "ecryptfs_unlink_sigs"},
 	{ecryptfs_opt_err, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -402,6 +403,9 @@ static int ecryptfs_parse_options(struct super_block *sb, char *options)
 				fn_cipher_key_bytes;
 			fn_cipher_key_bytes_set = 1;
 			break;
+		case ecryptfs_opt_unlink_sigs:
+			mount_crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS;
+			break;
 		case ecryptfs_opt_err:
 		default:
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
index b5003023f106cce02b63316b2c8e5bca64830cd7..fa4c7e7d15d997d095bf4cc6929d0b1db295e2cf 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/super.c
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		seq_printf(m, ",ecryptfs_xattr_metadata");
 	if (mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED)
 		seq_printf(m, ",ecryptfs_encrypted_view");
+	if (mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_UNLINK_SIGS)
+		seq_printf(m, ",ecryptfs_unlink_sigs");
 
 	return 0;
 }