diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 1de93ba..8c465d3 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1315,9 +1315,9 @@ static int nfs_check_inode_attributes(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fat
 		return 0;
 	/* Has the inode gone and changed behind our back? */
 	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_FILEID) && nfsi->fileid != fattr->fileid)
-		return -EIO;
+		return -ESTALE;
 	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_TYPE) && (inode->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (fattr->mode & S_IFMT))
-		return -EIO;
+		return -ESTALE;
 
 	if (!nfs_file_has_buffered_writers(nfsi)) {
 		/* Verify a few of the more important attributes */