{
         struct btrfs_ioctl_ino_lookup_args *args;
         struct inode *inode;
-        int ret;
-
-       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-               return -EPERM;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        args = memdup_user(argp, sizeof(*args));
        if (IS_ERR(args))
 
        inode = file_inode(file);
 
+       /*
+        * Unprivileged query to obtain the containing subvolume root id. The
+        * path is reset so it's consistent with btrfs_search_path_in_tree.
+        */
        if (args->treeid == 0)
                args->treeid = BTRFS_I(inode)->root->root_key.objectid;
 
+       if (args->objectid == BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
+               args->name[0] = 0;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
+       if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+               ret = -EPERM;
+               goto out;
+       }
+
        ret = btrfs_search_path_in_tree(BTRFS_I(inode)->root->fs_info,
                                        args->treeid, args->objectid,
                                        args->name);
 
+out:
        if (ret == 0 && copy_to_user(argp, args, sizeof(*args)))
                ret = -EFAULT;