diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 7317b39b2815..5d6cfcbf73e7 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
 			if (access == V9FS_ACCESS_SINGLE)
 				return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
 
-			if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses))
+			if (v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) ||
+				v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses))
 				uname = NULL;
 			else
 				uname = v9ses->uname;
diff --git a/fs/9p/v9fs.c b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
index f8b86e92cd66..3c492011221c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/v9fs.c
+++ b/fs/9p/v9fs.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_session_init(struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
 	v9ses->maxdata = v9ses->clnt->msize - P9_IOHDRSZ;
 
 	/* for legacy mode, fall back to V9FS_ACCESS_ANY */
-	if (!v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) &&
+	if (!(v9fs_proto_dotu(v9ses) || v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) &&
 		((v9ses->flags&V9FS_ACCESS_MASK) == V9FS_ACCESS_USER)) {
 
 		v9ses->flags &= ~V9FS_ACCESS_MASK;