diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index a901c69..10ba92d 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/bit_spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/rculist_bl.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
+#include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 /*
@@ -2383,8 +2384,16 @@
 				actual = __d_unalias(inode, dentry, alias);
 			}
 			write_sequnlock(&rename_lock);
-			if (IS_ERR(actual))
+			if (IS_ERR(actual)) {
+				if (PTR_ERR(actual) == -ELOOP)
+					pr_warn_ratelimited(
+						"VFS: Lookup of '%s' in %s %s"
+						" would have caused loop\n",
+						dentry->d_name.name,
+						inode->i_sb->s_type->name,
+						inode->i_sb->s_id);
 				dput(alias);
+			}
 			goto out_nolock;
 		}
 	}