diff --git a/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
index b735f2b1e462..70c132acdab1 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs/autofs_i.h
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ static inline int autofs_prepare_pipe(struct file *pipe)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	/* We want a packet pipe */
 	pipe->f_flags |= O_DIRECT;
+	/* We don't expect -EAGAIN */
+	pipe->f_flags &= ~O_NONBLOCK;
 	return 0;
 }