diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 3bbf705634b2..bce66f56c62c 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -904,9 +904,12 @@ v9fs_vfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	down_write(&v9ses->rename_sem);
 	if (v9fs_proto_dotl(v9ses)) {
-		retval = p9_client_rename(oldfid, newdirfid,
-					(char *) new_dentry->d_name.name);
-		if (retval != -ENOSYS)
+		retval = p9_client_renameat(olddirfid, old_dentry->d_name.name,
+					    newdirfid, new_dentry->d_name.name);
+		if (retval == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			retval = p9_client_rename(oldfid, newdirfid,
+						  new_dentry->d_name.name);
+		if (retval != -EOPNOTSUPP)
 			goto clunk_newdir;
 	}
 	if (old_dentry->d_parent != new_dentry->d_parent) {
diff --git a/include/net/9p/9p.h b/include/net/9p/9p.h
index 160193e6dddd..61156207c98c 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/9p.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/9p.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ enum p9_msg_t {
 	P9_RLINK,
 	P9_TMKDIR = 72,
 	P9_RMKDIR,
+	P9_TRENAMEAT = 74,
+	P9_RRENAMEAT,
 	P9_TVERSION = 100,
 	P9_RVERSION,
 	P9_TAUTH = 102,
diff --git a/include/net/9p/client.h b/include/net/9p/client.h
index f7a8d036f803..62ceddf9994a 100644
--- a/include/net/9p/client.h
+++ b/include/net/9p/client.h
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ struct p9_dirent {
 };
 
 int p9_client_statfs(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_rstatfs *sb);
-int p9_client_rename(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *newdirfid, char *name);
+int p9_client_rename(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *newdirfid,
+		     const char *name);
+int p9_client_renameat(struct p9_fid *olddirfid, const char *old_name,
+		       struct p9_fid *newdirfid, const char *new_name);
 struct p9_client *p9_client_create(const char *dev_name, char *options);
 void p9_client_destroy(struct p9_client *clnt);
 void p9_client_disconnect(struct p9_client *clnt);
diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 431eaef697c7..c4b77f383582 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -1666,7 +1666,8 @@ int p9_client_statfs(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_rstatfs *sb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_statfs);
 
-int p9_client_rename(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *newdirfid, char *name)
+int p9_client_rename(struct p9_fid *fid,
+		     struct p9_fid *newdirfid, const char *name)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct p9_req_t *req;
@@ -1693,6 +1694,36 @@ int p9_client_rename(struct p9_fid *fid, struct p9_fid *newdirfid, char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_rename);
 
+int p9_client_renameat(struct p9_fid *olddirfid, const char *old_name,
+		       struct p9_fid *newdirfid, const char *new_name)
+{
+	int err;
+	struct p9_req_t *req;
+	struct p9_client *clnt;
+
+	err = 0;
+	clnt = olddirfid->clnt;
+
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, ">>> TRENAMEAT olddirfid %d old name %s"
+		   " newdirfid %d new name %s\n", olddirfid->fid, old_name,
+		   newdirfid->fid, new_name);
+
+	req = p9_client_rpc(clnt, P9_TRENAMEAT, "dsds", olddirfid->fid,
+			    old_name, newdirfid->fid, new_name);
+	if (IS_ERR(req)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(req);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	P9_DPRINTK(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< RRENAMEAT newdirfid %d new name %s\n",
+		   newdirfid->fid, new_name);
+
+	p9_free_req(clnt, req);
+error:
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9_client_renameat);
+
 /*
  * An xattrwalk without @attr_name gives the fid for the lisxattr namespace
  */