diff --git a/fs/ext4/crypto_policy.c b/fs/ext4/crypto_policy.c
index e4f4fc4e56ab..77bd7bfb6329 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/crypto_policy.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/crypto_policy.c
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ int ext4_process_policy(const struct ext4_encryption_policy *policy,
 	if (!ext4_inode_has_encryption_context(inode)) {
 		if (!S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (IS_DEADDIR(inode))
+			return -ENOENT;
 		if (!ext4_empty_dir(inode))
 			return -ENOTEMPTY;
 		return ext4_create_encryption_context_from_policy(inode,
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/crypto_policy.c b/fs/f2fs/crypto_policy.c
index 884f3f0fe29d..613ca32ec248 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/crypto_policy.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/crypto_policy.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ int f2fs_process_policy(const struct f2fs_encryption_policy *policy,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!f2fs_inode_has_encryption_context(inode)) {
+		if (IS_DEADDIR(inode))
+			return -ENOENT;
 		if (!f2fs_empty_dir(inode))
 			return -ENOTEMPTY;
 		return f2fs_create_encryption_context_from_policy(inode,