diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index 6770f1f6d226..dd8764ac2048 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -426,7 +426,12 @@ static int fuse_dentry_canonical_path(const struct path *path,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FUSE_BPF
 	struct fuse_err_ret fer;
+#endif
 
+	if (fm->fc->no_dentry_canonical_path)
+		goto out;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_FUSE_BPF
 	fer = fuse_bpf_backing(inode, struct fuse_dummy_io,
 			       fuse_canonical_path_initialize,
 			       fuse_canonical_path_backing,
@@ -453,9 +458,13 @@ static int fuse_dentry_canonical_path(const struct path *path,
 	free_page((unsigned long)path_name);
 	if (err > 0)
 		return 0;
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0 && err != -ENOSYS)
 		return err;
 
+	if (err == -ENOSYS)
+		fm->fc->no_dentry_canonical_path = 1;
+
+out:
 	canonical_path->dentry = path->dentry;
 	canonical_path->mnt = path->mnt;
 	path_get(canonical_path);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 723d462a54eb..5426ba83cb47 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -797,6 +797,9 @@ struct fuse_conn {
 	/** Is bmap not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_bmap:1;
 
+	/** Is dentry_canonical_path not implemented by fs? */
+	unsigned no_dentry_canonical_path:1;
+
 	/** Is poll not implemented by fs? */
 	unsigned no_poll:1;