diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index fb2af70596c3..4c8dafe4f69e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -309,12 +309,9 @@ static int fuse_dentry_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 static struct vfsmount *fuse_dentry_automount(struct path *path)
 {
 	struct fs_context *fsc;
-	struct fuse_mount *parent_fm = get_fuse_mount_super(path->mnt->mnt_sb);
-	struct fuse_conn *fc = parent_fm->fc;
 	struct fuse_mount *fm;
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	struct fuse_inode *mp_fi = get_fuse_inode(d_inode(path->dentry));
-	struct super_block *sb;
 	int err;
 
 	fsc = fs_context_for_submount(path->mnt->mnt_sb->s_type, path->dentry);
@@ -323,36 +320,19 @@ static struct vfsmount *fuse_dentry_automount(struct path *path)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	err = -ENOMEM;
-	fm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_mount), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!fm)
+	/*
+	 * Hijack fsc->fs_private to pass the mount point inode to
+	 * fuse_get_tree_submount(). It *must* be NULLified afterwards
+	 * to avoid the inode pointer to be passed to kfree() when
+	 * the context gets freed.
+	 */
+	fsc->fs_private = mp_fi;
+	err = vfs_get_tree(fsc);
+	fsc->fs_private = NULL;
+	if (err)
 		goto out_put_fsc;
 
-	fsc->s_fs_info = fm;
-	sb = sget_fc(fsc, NULL, set_anon_super_fc);
-	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(sb);
-		kfree(fm);
-		goto out_put_fsc;
-	}
-	fm->fc = fuse_conn_get(fc);
-
-	/* Initialize superblock, making @mp_fi its root */
-	err = fuse_fill_super_submount(sb, mp_fi);
-	if (err) {
-		fuse_conn_put(fc);
-		kfree(fm);
-		goto out_put_sb;
-	}
-
-	sb->s_flags |= SB_ACTIVE;
-	fsc->root = dget(sb->s_root);
-	/* We are done configuring the superblock, so unlock it */
-	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
-
-	down_write(&fc->killsb);
-	list_add_tail(&fm->fc_entry, &fc->mounts);
-	up_write(&fc->killsb);
+	fm = get_fuse_mount_super(fsc->root->d_sb);
 
 	/* Create the submount */
 	mnt = vfs_create_mount(fsc);
@@ -364,12 +344,6 @@ static struct vfsmount *fuse_dentry_automount(struct path *path)
 	put_fs_context(fsc);
 	return mnt;
 
-out_put_sb:
-	/*
-	 * Only jump here when fsc->root is NULL and sb is still locked
-	 * (otherwise put_fs_context() will put the superblock)
-	 */
-	deactivate_locked_super(sb);
 out_put_fsc:
 	put_fs_context(fsc);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 7e463e220053..d7fcf59a6a0e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1090,6 +1090,12 @@ int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx);
 int fuse_fill_super_submount(struct super_block *sb,
 			     struct fuse_inode *parent_fi);
 
+/*
+ * Get the mountable root for the submount
+ * @fsc: superblock configuration context
+ */
+int fuse_get_tree_submount(struct fs_context *fsc);
+
 /*
  * Remove the mount from the connection
  *
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 393e36b74dc4..74e5205f203c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -1313,6 +1313,49 @@ int fuse_fill_super_submount(struct super_block *sb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Filesystem context private data holds the FUSE inode of the mount point */
+int fuse_get_tree_submount(struct fs_context *fsc)
+{
+	struct fuse_mount *fm;
+	struct fuse_inode *mp_fi = fsc->fs_private;
+	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn(&mp_fi->inode);
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	int err;
+
+	fm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_mount), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!fm)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	fsc->s_fs_info = fm;
+	sb = sget_fc(fsc, NULL, set_anon_super_fc);
+	if (IS_ERR(sb)) {
+		kfree(fm);
+		return PTR_ERR(sb);
+	}
+	fm->fc = fuse_conn_get(fc);
+
+	/* Initialize superblock, making @mp_fi its root */
+	err = fuse_fill_super_submount(sb, mp_fi);
+	if (err) {
+		fuse_conn_put(fc);
+		deactivate_locked_super(sb);
+		kfree(fm);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	sb->s_flags |= SB_ACTIVE;
+	fsc->root = dget(sb->s_root);
+	/* We are done configuring the superblock, so unlock it */
+	up_write(&sb->s_umount);
+
+	down_write(&fc->killsb);
+	list_add_tail(&fm->fc_entry, &fc->mounts);
+	up_write(&fc->killsb);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_get_tree_submount);
+
 int fuse_fill_super_common(struct super_block *sb, struct fuse_fs_context *ctx)
 {
 	struct fuse_dev *fud = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
index bcb8a02e2d8b..e12e5190352c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c
@@ -1420,6 +1420,9 @@ static int virtio_fs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fsc)
 	unsigned int virtqueue_size;
 	int err = -EIO;
 
+	if (fsc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_SUBMOUNT)
+		return fuse_get_tree_submount(fsc);
+
 	/* This gets a reference on virtio_fs object. This ptr gets installed
 	 * in fc->iq->priv. Once fuse_conn is going away, it calls ->put()
 	 * to drop the reference to this object.
