diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index 1b119d3..c4cd1fd 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -566,6 +566,13 @@
 	s->s_maxbytes = path.dentry->d_sb->s_maxbytes;
 	s->s_blocksize = path.dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize;
 	s->s_magic = ECRYPTFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
+	s->s_stack_depth = path.dentry->d_sb->s_stack_depth + 1;
+
+	rc = -EINVAL;
+	if (s->s_stack_depth > FILESYSTEM_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) {
+		pr_err("eCryptfs: maximum fs stacking depth exceeded\n");
+		goto out_free;
+	}
 
 	inode = ecryptfs_get_inode(path.dentry->d_inode, s);
 	rc = PTR_ERR(inode);
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 7dcc24e..08b704c 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -677,6 +677,15 @@
 	}
 	ufs->lower_namelen = statfs.f_namelen;
 
+	sb->s_stack_depth = max(upperpath.mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth,
+				lowerpath.mnt->mnt_sb->s_stack_depth) + 1;
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	if (sb->s_stack_depth > FILESYSTEM_MAX_STACK_DEPTH) {
+		pr_err("overlayfs: maximum fs stacking depth exceeded\n");
+		goto out_put_workpath;
+	}
+
 	ufs->upper_mnt = clone_private_mount(&upperpath);
 	err = PTR_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt);
 	if (IS_ERR(ufs->upper_mnt)) {
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 69118b3..4e41a4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@
  */
 #include <linux/quota.h>
 
+/*
+ * Maximum number of layers of fs stack.  Needs to be limited to
+ * prevent kernel stack overflow
+ */
+#define FILESYSTEM_MAX_STACK_DEPTH 2
+
 /** 
  * enum positive_aop_returns - aop return codes with specific semantics
  *
@@ -1273,6 +1279,11 @@
 	struct list_lru		s_dentry_lru ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 	struct list_lru		s_inode_lru ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 	struct rcu_head		rcu;
+
+	/*
+	 * Indicates how deep in a filesystem stack this SB is
+	 */
+	int s_stack_depth;
 };
 
 extern struct timespec current_fs_time(struct super_block *sb);