diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
index f22c3a7..652ed77 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/file.c
@@ -250,6 +250,17 @@
 	struct ecryptfs_file_info *file_info;
 	int lower_flags;
 
+	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
+		ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
+	if ((mount_crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED_VIEW_ENABLED)
+	    && ((file->f_flags & O_WRONLY) || (file->f_flags & O_RDWR)
+		|| (file->f_flags & O_CREAT) || (file->f_flags & O_TRUNC)
+		|| (file->f_flags & O_APPEND))) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "Mount has encrypted view enabled; "
+		       "files may only be read\n");
+		rc = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 	/* Released in ecryptfs_release or end of function if failure */
 	file_info = kmem_cache_zalloc(ecryptfs_file_info_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ecryptfs_set_file_private(file, file_info);
@@ -261,8 +272,6 @@
 	}
 	lower_dentry = ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower(ecryptfs_dentry);
 	crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_inode_to_private(inode)->crypt_stat;
-	mount_crypt_stat = &ecryptfs_superblock_to_private(
-		ecryptfs_dentry->d_sb)->mount_crypt_stat;
 	mutex_lock(&crypt_stat->cs_mutex);
 	if (!ECRYPTFS_CHECK_FLAG(crypt_stat->flags, ECRYPTFS_POLICY_APPLIED)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Setting flags for stat...\n");