diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
index f3ebca4f7a..a2486566af 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p-local.c
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ static off_t local_telldir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
     return telldir(fs->dir.stream);
 }
 
+static bool local_is_mapped_file_metadata(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *name)
+{
+    return !strcmp(name, VIRTFS_META_DIR);
+}
+
 static struct dirent *local_readdir(FsContext *ctx, V9fsFidOpenState *fs)
 {
     struct dirent *entry;
@@ -465,8 +470,8 @@ again:
     if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED) {
         entry->d_type = DT_UNKNOWN;
     } else if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE) {
-        if (!strcmp(entry->d_name, VIRTFS_META_DIR)) {
-            /* skp the meta data directory */
+        if (local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, entry->d_name)) {
+            /* skip the meta data directory */
             goto again;
         }
         entry->d_type = DT_UNKNOWN;
@@ -559,6 +564,12 @@ static int local_mknod(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
     int err = -1;
     int dirfd;
 
+    if (fs_ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(fs_ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     dirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(fs_ctx, dir_path->data);
     if (dirfd == -1) {
         return -1;
@@ -605,6 +616,12 @@ static int local_mkdir(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
     int err = -1;
     int dirfd;
 
+    if (fs_ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(fs_ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     dirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(fs_ctx, dir_path->data);
     if (dirfd == -1) {
         return -1;
@@ -694,6 +711,12 @@ static int local_open2(FsContext *fs_ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path, const char *name,
     int err = -1;
     int dirfd;
 
+    if (fs_ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(fs_ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     /*
      * Mark all the open to not follow symlinks
      */
@@ -752,6 +775,12 @@ static int local_symlink(FsContext *fs_ctx, const char *oldpath,
     int err = -1;
     int dirfd;
 
+    if (fs_ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(fs_ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     dirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(fs_ctx, dir_path->data);
     if (dirfd == -1) {
         return -1;
@@ -826,6 +855,12 @@ static int local_link(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *oldpath,
     int ret = -1;
     int odirfd, ndirfd;
 
+    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     odirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(ctx, odirpath);
     if (odirfd == -1) {
         goto out;
@@ -1096,6 +1131,12 @@ static int local_lremovexattr(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *fs_path,
 static int local_name_to_path(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir_path,
                               const char *name, V9fsPath *target)
 {
+    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     if (dir_path) {
         v9fs_path_sprintf(target, "%s/%s", dir_path->data, name);
     } else if (strcmp(name, "/")) {
@@ -1116,6 +1157,13 @@ static int local_renameat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *olddir,
     int ret;
     int odirfd, ndirfd;
 
+    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        (local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, old_name) ||
+         local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, new_name))) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     odirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(ctx, olddir->data);
     if (odirfd == -1) {
         return -1;
@@ -1206,6 +1254,12 @@ static int local_unlinkat(FsContext *ctx, V9fsPath *dir,
     int ret;
     int dirfd;
 
+    if (ctx->export_flags & V9FS_SM_MAPPED_FILE &&
+        local_is_mapped_file_metadata(ctx, name)) {
+        errno = EINVAL;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     dirfd = local_opendir_nofollow(ctx, dir->data);
     if (dirfd == -1) {
         return -1;