}
 
 static int ovl_create_or_link(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-                             struct cattr *attr, struct dentry *hardlink)
+                             struct cattr *attr, struct dentry *hardlink,
+                             bool origin)
 {
        int err;
        const struct cred *old_cred;
        struct cred *override_cred;
+       struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
 
-       err = ovl_copy_up(dentry->d_parent);
+       err = ovl_copy_up(parent);
        if (err)
                return err;
 
        old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
+
+       /*
+        * When linking a file with copy up origin into a new parent, mark the
+        * new parent dir "impure".
+        */
+       if (origin) {
+               err = ovl_set_impure(parent, ovl_dentry_upper(parent));
+               if (err)
+                       goto out_revert_creds;
+       }
+
        err = -ENOMEM;
        override_cred = prepare_creds();
        if (override_cred) {
        inode_init_owner(inode, dentry->d_parent->d_inode, mode);
        attr.mode = inode->i_mode;
 
-       err = ovl_create_or_link(dentry, inode, &attr, NULL);
+       err = ovl_create_or_link(dentry, inode, &attr, NULL, false);
        if (err)
                iput(inode);
 
        inode = d_inode(old);
        ihold(inode);
 
-       err = ovl_create_or_link(new, inode, NULL, ovl_dentry_upper(old));
+       err = ovl_create_or_link(new, inode, NULL, ovl_dentry_upper(old),
+                                ovl_type_origin(old));
        if (err)
                iput(inode);