--- a/fs/namei.c	2022-01-23 13:02:27.876558299 -0500
+++ b/fs/namei.c	2022-03-06 12:47:39.375719693 -0500
@@ -1020,10 +1020,10 @@ static inline void put_link(struct namei
 		path_put(&last->link);
 }
 
-static int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly;
-static int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly;
-static int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly;
-static int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly;
+static int sysctl_protected_symlinks __read_mostly = 1;
+static int sysctl_protected_hardlinks __read_mostly = 1;
+int sysctl_protected_fifos __read_mostly = 1;
+int sysctl_protected_regular __read_mostly = 1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table namei_sysctls[] = {