diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 4bffe63..2211f6b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -352,8 +352,9 @@
 
 	nfs_attr_check_mountpoint(sb, fattr);
 
-	if (((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_FILEID) == 0) &&
-	    !nfs_attr_use_mounted_on_fileid(fattr))
+	if (nfs_attr_use_mounted_on_fileid(fattr))
+		fattr->fileid = fattr->mounted_on_fileid;
+	else if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_FILEID) == 0)
 		goto out_no_inode;
 	if ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_TYPE) == 0)
 		goto out_no_inode;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index efaa31c..b6f34bf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 	    (((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_MOUNTPOINT) == 0) &&
 	     ((fattr->valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_V4_REFERRAL) == 0)))
 		return 0;
-
-	fattr->fileid = fattr->mounted_on_fileid;
 	return 1;
 }