diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index b8ede1c7607b533699c3161db4f9b756226e464f..b1ac22d231954bc5e900c07da670962c953ba1c2 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,9 @@ static int inode_has_perm(struct task_struct *tsk,
 	struct inode_security_struct *isec;
 	struct avc_audit_data ad;
 
+	if (unlikely (IS_PRIVATE (inode)))
+		return 0;
+
 	tsec = tsk->security;
 	isec = inode->i_security;