diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 522c35b..41f58da 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -204,6 +204,14 @@ getname_flags(const char __user *filename, int flags, int *empty)
 }
 
 struct filename *
+getname_uflags(const char __user *filename, int uflags)
+{
+	int flags = (uflags & AT_EMPTY_PATH) ? LOOKUP_EMPTY : 0;
+
+	return getname_flags(filename, flags, NULL);
+}
+
+struct filename *
 getname(const char __user * filename)
 {
 	return getname_flags(filename, 0, NULL);