diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 9af548fb841b00aa5f5c9eb34f7e36150e090cfd..4d7537ae59df5045c3548fabd9c28b0870d4841c 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -1010,6 +1010,10 @@ inline int build_open_flags(const struct open_how *how, struct open_flags *op)
 	if (how->resolve & ~VALID_RESOLVE_FLAGS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* Scoping flags are mutually exclusive. */
+	if ((how->resolve & RESOLVE_BENEATH) && (how->resolve & RESOLVE_IN_ROOT))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Deal with the mode. */
 	if (WILL_CREATE(flags)) {
 		if (how->mode & ~S_IALLUGO)