diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index a1e86ec07c38..ff543dc09130 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1133,6 +1133,8 @@ static int fuse_link(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *newdir,
 	else if (err == -EINTR)
 		fuse_invalidate_attr(inode);
 
+	if (err == -ENOSYS)
+		err = -EPERM;
 	return err;
 }