diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index 1cf144dc9ed2..ba7438ab9371 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -479,9 +479,12 @@ int simple_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *old_dir,
 	struct inode *inode = d_inode(old_dentry);
 	int they_are_dirs = d_is_dir(old_dentry);
 
-	if (flags & ~RENAME_NOREPLACE)
+	if (flags & ~(RENAME_NOREPLACE | RENAME_EXCHANGE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE)
+		return simple_rename_exchange(old_dir, old_dentry, new_dir, new_dentry);
+
 	if (!simple_empty(new_dentry))
 		return -ENOTEMPTY;