diff --git a/fs/fuse/backing.c b/fs/fuse/backing.c
index 3b2b2a470ba4..859114b13508 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/backing.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/backing.c
@@ -1167,7 +1167,6 @@ int fuse_lookup_backing(struct fuse_bpf_args *fa, struct inode *dir,
 	struct kstat stat;
 	int err;
 
-	/* TODO this will not handle lookups over mount points */
 	inode_lock_nested(dir_backing_inode, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 	backing_entry = lookup_one_len(entry->d_name.name, dir_backing_entry,
 					strlen(entry->d_name.name));
@@ -1186,16 +1185,22 @@ int fuse_lookup_backing(struct fuse_bpf_args *fa, struct inode *dir,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	err = follow_down(&fuse_entry->backing_path);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
+
 	err = vfs_getattr(&fuse_entry->backing_path, &stat,
 				  STATX_BASIC_STATS, 0);
-	if (err) {
-		path_put_init(&fuse_entry->backing_path);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
 
 	fuse_stat_to_attr(get_fuse_conn(dir),
 			  backing_entry->d_inode, &stat, &feo->attr);
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	path_put_init(&fuse_entry->backing_path);
+	return err;
 }
 
 int fuse_handle_backing(struct fuse_entry_bpf *feb, struct inode **backing_inode,