diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_lookup.c
@@ -1083,12 +1083,16 @@
 			     pr = pr->pr_parent)
 				if (dp == pr->pr_root)
 					break;
-			if (dp == ndp->ni_rootdir || 
-			    dp == ndp->ni_topdir || 
-			    dp == rootvnode ||
-			    pr != NULL ||
-			    ((dp->v_vflag & VV_ROOT) != 0 &&
-			     (cnp->cn_flags & NOCROSSMOUNT) != 0)) {
+			bool isroot = dp == ndp->ni_rootdir ||
+			    dp == ndp->ni_topdir || dp == rootvnode ||
+			    pr != NULL;
+			if (isroot && (ndp->ni_lcf &
+			    NI_LCF_STRICTRELATIVE) != 0) {
+				error = ENOTCAPABLE;
+				goto capdotdot;
+			}
+			if (isroot || ((dp->v_vflag & VV_ROOT) != 0 &&
+			    (cnp->cn_flags & NOCROSSMOUNT) != 0)) {
 				ndp->ni_dvp = dp;
 				ndp->ni_vp = dp;
 				VREF(dp);
@@ -1109,6 +1113,7 @@
 			    LK_RETRY, ISDOTDOT));
 			error = nameicap_check_dotdot(ndp, dp);
 			if (error != 0) {
+capdotdot:
 #ifdef KTRACE
 				if (KTRPOINT(curthread, KTR_CAPFAIL))
 					ktrcapfail(CAPFAIL_LOOKUP, NULL, NULL);