diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index 340c657a108c..11f8582d7218 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_inode_set(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 	inode->i_ino = lower_inode->i_ino;
 	inode->i_version++;
 	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &ecryptfs_aops;
+	inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info = inode->i_sb->s_bdi;
 
 	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 		inode->i_op = &ecryptfs_symlink_iops;