diff --git a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
index 13e75177f89271..7289216708d2f0 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/dev-ioctl.c
@@ -172,6 +172,17 @@ static struct autofs_sb_info *autofs_dev_ioctl_sbi(struct file *f)
 	return sbi;
 }
 
+/* Return autofs dev ioctl version */
+static int autofs_dev_ioctl_version(struct file *fp,
+				    struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
+				    struct autofs_dev_ioctl *param)
+{
+	/* This should have already been set. */
+	param->ver_major = AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_MAJOR;
+	param->ver_minor = AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_MINOR;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Return autofs module protocol version */
 static int autofs_dev_ioctl_protover(struct file *fp,
 				     struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
@@ -590,7 +601,8 @@ static ioctl_fn lookup_dev_ioctl(unsigned int cmd)
 		int cmd;
 		ioctl_fn fn;
 	} _ioctls[] = {
-		{cmd_idx(AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_CMD), NULL},
+		{cmd_idx(AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_CMD),
+			 autofs_dev_ioctl_version},
 		{cmd_idx(AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_PROTOVER_CMD),
 			 autofs_dev_ioctl_protover},
 		{cmd_idx(AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_PROTOSUBVER_CMD),
@@ -655,10 +667,6 @@ static int _autofs_dev_ioctl(unsigned int command,
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* The validate routine above always sets the version */
-	if (cmd == AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_CMD)
-		goto done;
-
 	fn = lookup_dev_ioctl(cmd);
 	if (!fn) {
 		pr_warn("unknown command 0x%08x\n", command);
@@ -672,9 +680,11 @@ static int _autofs_dev_ioctl(unsigned int command,
 	/*
 	 * For obvious reasons the openmount can't have a file
 	 * descriptor yet. We don't take a reference to the
-	 * file during close to allow for immediate release.
+	 * file during close to allow for immediate release,
+	 * and the same for retrieving ioctl version.
 	 */
-	if (cmd != AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_OPENMOUNT_CMD &&
+	if (cmd != AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_VERSION_CMD &&
+	    cmd != AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_OPENMOUNT_CMD &&
 	    cmd != AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_CLOSEMOUNT_CMD) {
 		fp = fget(param->ioctlfd);
 		if (!fp) {
@@ -707,7 +717,6 @@ static int _autofs_dev_ioctl(unsigned int command,
 
 	if (fp)
 		fput(fp);
-done:
 	if (err >= 0 && copy_to_user(user, param, AUTOFS_DEV_IOCTL_SIZE))
 		err = -EFAULT;
 out: