diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index fed27c0..81946e7 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -955,6 +955,8 @@
 	unsigned long invalid = 0;
 
 
+	if (nfs_have_delegated_attributes(inode))
+		return 0;
 	/* Has the inode gone and changed behind our back? */
 	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_FILEID) && nfsi->fileid != fattr->fileid)
 		return -EIO;