diff --git a/daemon/direct.c b/daemon/direct.c
index a9dda87..86c817c 100644
--- a/daemon/direct.c
+++ b/daemon/direct.c
@@ -664,12 +664,12 @@ int mount_autofs_offset(struct autofs_point *ap, struct mapent *me)
 		if (ap->state != ST_READMAP)
 			warn(ap->logopt,
 			      "trigger %s already mounted", me->key);
-		return 0;
+		return MOUNT_OFFSET_OK;
 	}
 
 	if (me->ioctlfd != -1) {
 		error(ap->logopt, "active offset mount %s", me->key);
-		return -1;
+		return MOUNT_OFFSET_FAIL;
 	}
 
 	status = pthread_once(&key_mnt_params_once, key_mnt_params_init);
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ int mount_autofs_offset(struct autofs_point *ap, struct mapent *me)
 			crit(ap->logopt,
 			  "mnt_params value create failed for offset mount %s",
 			  me->key);
-			return 0;
+			return MOUNT_OFFSET_OK;
 		}
 		mp->options = NULL;
 
@@ -697,12 +697,22 @@ int mount_autofs_offset(struct autofs_point *ap, struct mapent *me)
 	if (!mp->options) {
 		mp->options = make_options_string(ap->path, ap->kpipefd, "offset");
 		if (!mp->options)
-			return 0;
+			return MOUNT_OFFSET_OK;
 	}
 
 	/* In case the directory doesn't exist, try to mkdir it */
 	if (mkdir_path(me->key, 0555) < 0) {
 		if (errno == EEXIST) {
+			/*
+			 * If the mount point directory is a real mount
+			 * and it isn't the root offset then it must be
+			 * a mount that has been automatically mounted by
+			 * the kernel NFS client.
+			 */
+			if (me->multi != me &&
+			    is_mounted(_PROC_MOUNTS, me->key, MNTS_REAL))
+				return MOUNT_OFFSET_IGNORE;
+
 			/* 
 			 * If we recieve an error, and it's EEXIST
 			 * we know the directory was not created.
@@ -721,13 +731,13 @@ int mount_autofs_offset(struct autofs_point *ap, struct mapent *me)
 			debug(ap->logopt,
 			     "can't create mount directory: %s, %s",
 			     me->key, estr);
-			return -1;
+			return MOUNT_OFFSET_FAIL;
 		} else {
 			char *estr = strerror_r(errno, buf, MAX_ERR_BUF);
 			crit(ap->logopt,
 			     "failed to create mount directory: %s, %s",
 			     me->key, estr);
-			return -1;
+			return MOUNT_OFFSET_FAIL;
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* No errors so the directory was successfully created */
@@ -787,7 +797,7 @@ int mount_autofs_offset(struct autofs_point *ap, struct mapent *me)
 
 	debug(ap->logopt, "mounted trigger %s", me->key);
 
-	return 0;
+	return MOUNT_OFFSET_OK;
 
 out_close:
 	close(ioctlfd);
@@ -797,7 +807,7 @@ out_err:
 	if (stat(me->key, &st) == 0 && me->dir_created)
 		 rmdir_path(ap, me->key, st.st_dev);
 
-	return -1;
+	return MOUNT_OFFSET_FAIL;
 }
 
 static int expire_direct(int ioctlfd, const char *path, unsigned int when, unsigned int logopt)
diff --git a/include/automount.h b/include/automount.h
index cd8ce7b..d59be77 100644
--- a/include/automount.h
+++ b/include/automount.h
@@ -468,6 +468,10 @@ struct autofs_point {
 
 /* Standard functions used by daemon or modules */
 
+#define	MOUNT_OFFSET_OK		0
+#define	MOUNT_OFFSET_FAIL	-1
+#define MOUNT_OFFSET_IGNORE	-2
+
 void *handle_mounts(void *arg);
 int umount_multi(struct autofs_point *ap, const char *path, int incl);
 int send_ready(unsigned logopt, int ioctlfd, unsigned int wait_queue_token);
diff --git a/lib/parse_subs.c b/lib/parse_subs.c
index 5422fef..27cb0fc 100644
--- a/lib/parse_subs.c
+++ b/lib/parse_subs.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ int mount_multi_triggers(struct autofs_point *ap, char *root, struct mapent *me,
 	struct list_head *pos = NULL;
 	unsigned int fs_path_len;
 	unsigned int mounted;
-	int start;
+	int ret, start;
 
 	fs_path_len = strlen(root) + strlen(base);
 	if (fs_path_len > PATH_MAX)
@@ -411,15 +411,25 @@ int mount_multi_triggers(struct autofs_point *ap, char *root, struct mapent *me,
 		}
 
 		oe = cache_lookup_offset(base, offset, start, &me->multi_list);
-		if (!oe)
+		if (!oe || !oe->mapent)
 			goto cont;
 
 		debug(ap->logopt, "mount offset %s", oe->key);
 
-		if (mount_autofs_offset(ap, oe) < 0)
-			warn(ap->logopt, "failed to mount offset");
-		else
+		ret = mount_autofs_offset(ap, oe);
+		if (ret >= MOUNT_OFFSET_OK)
 			mounted++;
+		else {
+			if (ret != MOUNT_OFFSET_IGNORE)
+				warn(ap->logopt, "failed to mount offset");
+			else {
+				debug(ap->logopt,
+				      "ignoring \"nohide\" trigger %s",
+				      oe->key);
+				free(oe->mapent);
+				oe->mapent = NULL;
+			}
+		}
 cont:
 		offset = cache_get_offset(base,
 				offset, start, &me->multi_list, &pos);
@@ -457,7 +467,7 @@ int umount_multi_triggers(struct autofs_point *ap, char *root, struct mapent *me
 
 		oe = cache_lookup_offset(mm_base, offset, start, &me->multi_list);
 		/* root offset is a special case */
-		if (!oe || (strlen(oe->key) - start) == 1)
+		if (!oe || !oe->mapent || (strlen(oe->key) - start) == 1)
 			continue;
 
 		/*
@@ -481,7 +491,7 @@ int umount_multi_triggers(struct autofs_point *ap, char *root, struct mapent *me
 	while ((offset = cache_get_offset(mm_base, offset, start, mm_root, &pos))) {
 		oe = cache_lookup_offset(mm_base, offset, start, &me->multi_list);
 		/* root offset is a special case */
-		if (!oe || (strlen(oe->key) - start) == 1)
+		if (!oe || !oe->mapent || (strlen(oe->key) - start) == 1)
 			continue;
 
 		debug(ap->logopt, "umount offset %s", oe->key);
@@ -505,7 +515,7 @@ int umount_multi_triggers(struct autofs_point *ap, char *root, struct mapent *me
 		if (is_mounted(_PATH_MOUNTED, root, MNTS_REAL)) {
 			info(ap->logopt, "unmounting dir = %s", root);
 			if (umount_ent(ap, root)) {
-				if (!mount_multi_triggers(ap, root, me, "/"))
+				if (mount_multi_triggers(ap, root, me, "/") < 0)
 					warn(ap->logopt,
 					     "failed to remount offset triggers");
 				return left++;