diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
index 1fefb2b8960e..93c7c267de93 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/dir.c
@@ -1219,9 +1219,13 @@ static int ovl_rename(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct inode *olddir,
 				goto out_dput;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (!d_is_negative(newdentry) &&
-		    (!new_opaque || !ovl_is_whiteout(newdentry)))
-			goto out_dput;
+		if (!d_is_negative(newdentry)) {
+			if (!new_opaque || !ovl_is_whiteout(newdentry))
+				goto out_dput;
+		} else {
+			if (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE)
+				goto out_dput;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (olddentry == trap)
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/file.c b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
index d081faa55e83..c88ac571593d 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/file.c
@@ -296,6 +296,12 @@ static ssize_t ovl_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT &&
+	    (!real.file->f_mapping->a_ops ||
+	     !real.file->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO))
+		goto out_fdput;
+
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(file_inode(file)->i_sb);
 	if (is_sync_kiocb(iocb)) {
 		ret = vfs_iter_read(real.file, iter, &iocb->ki_pos,
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ static ssize_t ovl_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 out:
 	revert_creds(old_cred);
 	ovl_file_accessed(file);
-
+out_fdput:
 	fdput(real);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -349,6 +355,12 @@ static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_DIRECT &&
+	    (!real.file->f_mapping->a_ops ||
+	     !real.file->f_mapping->a_ops->direct_IO))
+		goto out_fdput;
+
 	if (!ovl_should_sync(OVL_FS(inode->i_sb)))
 		ifl &= ~(IOCB_DSYNC | IOCB_SYNC);
 
@@ -384,6 +396,7 @@ static ssize_t ovl_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter)
 	}
 out:
 	revert_creds(old_cred);
+out_fdput:
 	fdput(real);
 
 out_unlock: